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Is climate change a Muslim or a Christian issue? What a stupid perspective!
Written by Ole Wintermann
With that post I want to support the initiative My American Fellow because in my view the discussion is very similar in Europe. From the mission statement of that initiative: “Most Americans have never met an American Muslim. Many only know Muslims through the way they are portrayed in the media. […]
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Ole Wintermann
Hi all – my name is Ole, and I’m the head of www.futurechallenges.org. In my opinion, the Internet is going to play an essential role in coping with global future challenges. Currently, I see economic globalization and global governance as the two most central issues. These trends, and how they interact with others like demographic change and security, make the lives of people around the world complex and insecure, and make it tougher for political and economic decision-makers to make good long-term decisions. We need new rules and methods for decision-making. Dear politicians: please consider all of us when you make important choices. It’s our world, not yours. Please follow me also on my personal blog www.globaler-wandel.eu
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Doomsday for the euro area: Causes, variants and consequences of breakup
Written by Ole Wintermann
Guest post written by my colleague Joachim Fritz-Vannahme Mail: Joachim.Vannahme@bertelsmann-stiftung.de At present, we see a hot debate about the future of the eurozone with an abundance of different scenarios – not least that of its breakup. When in March 2011, we issued our report “Making the European Union work. Issues […]
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Barcamp: How the Internet Changes our Reality
Written by Ole Wintermann
What’s the hashtag for this revolution? From #solidarity to #occupy, we’re seeing the power of Internet-enabled political action all around us. Individuals can organize quickly, they can unify around ideas, they can find and spread information (and misinformation) with lightning speed. It’s obvious that virtual platforms can have real-world impact, […]
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In Search of Open Data for fc_org
Written by Ole Wintermann
The Venue. Source: OKFN, CC-BY-2.0 When arriving at the venue for the Open Government Data Camp 2011 in Warsaw early in the morning, I wondered about the huge collection of old factories that are now used as an office center for smaller startups. The Camp itself was held in an […]
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#OWS – The First Steps Towards Real Open Government?
Written by Ole Wintermann
After reading this weekend’s blog posts in the mainstream media in Germany, I am a bit surprised at the traditional view of the “occupy” demonstrations of this past weekend. For instance, the headline published by the most relevant German media site – SPON – was “99% stayed at home.” The […]
