Bridging the Social Digital Divide #Isummit 2013 Presentation
iSummit 08 Keynote
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The Future of the *Global* Commons
global challenges
global challenges
global warming
global challenges
global warming
drug trafficking
global challenges
global warmingdigital divide
drug trafficking
global challenges
global warmingdigital divide
poverty
drug trafficking
global challenges
global warmingdigital divide
poverty
deforestation
drug trafficking
global challenges
global warmingdigital divide
poverty
deforestation
water deficitsdrug trafficking
global challenges
global warmingdigital divide
poverty
deforestation
water deficits
infectious diseases
drug trafficking
global challenges
global warmingdigital divide
poverty
deforestation
water deficits
intellectual property
infectious diseases
drug trafficking
“Inherently Global”
traditional approaches to solving global problems
• Treaties and conventions (Kyoto)
• Intergovernmental conferences (World Summit on the Information Society)
• Global multilateral institutions (World Bank)
traditional approaches are incapable of solving
complex global problems
new
translating what we’ve learned from the
commons holds the key
What is the commons?
"A commons arises whenever a given community decides that it wishes to manage a resource in a collective manner, with a special regard for equitable access, use and sustainability. It is a social form that has long lived in the shadows of our market culture, but which is now on the rise."
David Bollier
histories of the commons
English open fields before enclosure
Pic by skipnclick CC BY NC http://flickr.com/photos/13888282@N02/2643125653/
‘Banjar khadim’ in Punjab before British rule
and the decline in institutions for communal ownershipPic by leetucker CC BY NC http://flickr.com/photos/leetucker/86610293/in/photostream/
Forest management in Kumaon
Pic by jzakariya CC BY NC-SA http://flickr.com/photos/jzakariya/191481917/
‘How does an Asian Commons Mean?’ Liang, Iyengar, Nichani
‘Ubuntu’ before colonisation
today
If property can enclose a commons, then property can also create a commons
features
• self organising;
• decisions by rough consensus;
• willing participants;
• open architecture makes wide-scale participation easy.
who?
Input
Input
Process
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open infrastructure
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peer production
open infrastructure
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open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licenses
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
neutral networks
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networksopen hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
participatory maintenance
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
participatory maintenanceself governance
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
interdependence
participatory maintenanceself governance
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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open educational resources
open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
interdependence
participatory maintenanceself governance
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
Input
Process
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open educational resourcesopen maps
open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
interdependence
participatory maintenanceself governance
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
Input
Process
Output
open educational resourcesopen maps
open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
open architecture
interdependence
participatory maintenanceself governance
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
Input
Process
Output
open educational resourcesopen maps
open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
open architecture
open science
interdependence
participatory maintenanceself governance
rules
open hardware
open access
peer production
open infrastructure
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Process
Output
open educational resourcesopen maps
open licensesopen standards
open spectrum
neutral networks
open architecture
open science
interdependence
participatory maintenanceself governance
rules
open music
open hardware
Problems
1. Are we really developing global solutions to global problems?
2. Is focusing on access rather than participation really the best outreach for the commons?
Are we really trying to develop *global*
solutions?
(1)
The world
http://www.worldmapper.org © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan)
http://www.worldmapper.org © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan)
Internet users (2002)
Cellular subscribers (2002)
Royalty fees (2002)
What problems are we trying to solve?
in the digital world: every use =“copy”
Creative Commons country projects
www.creativecommons.org http://www.slideshare.net/joi/creative-commons-talk-at-keio-sfc-july-7-2008/
global challenge = to regulate intellectual property globally in a way that enables development
locally
Is focusing on access rather than participation really the best outreach
for the commons?
(2)
Wikipedia chapters
Existing chapters (dark blue), planned chapters (green), and chapters in discussion (light blue) as of May 25, 2008.http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Wikimedia_chapters.svg
Pic by Brionv CC BY SA http://flickr.com/photos/brionv/159702966/
Open education resource flows
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World-map-2004-cia-factbook-large-1.7m-whitespace-removed.jpg
solutions?
What should iCommons do?
We need a global network of actors with a shared vision to come together from different
sectors to address global challenges together
We need a global network of actors with a shared vision to come together from different
sectors to address global challenges together
Pic by creative commons on Flickr, CC BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccsummit/60871323/in/photostreamPic by Fred Benenson on Flickr, CC BY SA http://flickr.com/photos/fcb
2006
2007
the visionOur vision is of a world where there is widespread participation in global innovation, digital culture and knowledge-building initiatives, based on equitable access to technology, education, science and culture – a world where people are using the organizing power of technologies and the spirit of the commons to work together to solve crucial global challenges.
iSummit tribes
1. education
2. business
3. publishing
4. video
5. research
outcomes
• what problem/s in the world we are addressing and how the commons addresses these;
• standards for what constitutes ‘open’ in our community (in the form of a checklist);
• how these standards can be taken forward in ways that are:
• self organising;
• decisions by rough consensus;
• willing participants;
• open architecture makes wide-scale participation easy.
bioregional.com
How to’s on openness
Checklists on openness
Peskymac CC BY NC SA at http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/385090432_7bbe2ca244_b.jpg
organising team
sponsors
media partners
exhibitions
Live drawing Global Lives ccChina photo exhibition
friends
blogger team
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gchicco/2551175344/
videographer team
http://flickr.com/photos/fumi/2596606273/
http://flickr.com/photos/andrew-garton/105185343/
http://flickr.com/photos/magdalenarahn/1264405650/
http://flickr.com/photos/joi/2372748278/
Second LifeMedia
http://flickr.com/photos/joi/549438652/
Facilitation
you.