Knowledge and Technology for a Free Knowledge Society
(this text was originally published by the DiDIY Project. We partially republish it here, because the DiDIY Manifesto is very in line with the FKI founding principles, and we therefore invite everybody to sign it! (see privacy information below)) Do … Continued
Declaration by Free Knowledge Institute about the recent events in Catalonia. Whether or not one agrees with the possibility of independence of a region within Europe, we consider that fundamental rights were breached in the brutal crackdown of the Catalan … Continued
As you probably already know, FKI is one of the partners of the EU H2020 research project called “DiDIY (Digital DIY)”. This important work, which among other things provided us with some of the bases for other current initiatives like … Continued
Open letter to EU policy makers on community networks – joint press release March 16th, 2017: Today, more than 25 European Community Networks, joined by over 35 supporting organizations from around the world, are sending an open letter to EU … Continued
This year, the Mobile World Congress (MWC17) and its associated activities (MWB, 4YFN, Yomo) took place in Barcelona between 22 February and 4 March. For a few days, the city is taken over by large telecommunications corporations, which use it … Continued
(as published in DiDIY) There are a growing number of initiatives supporting entrepreneurial projects to explore the viability of a commons collaborative economy. In January La Comunificadora programme, closed its first experience in Barcelona (co-produced by Platoniq, Foundation Goteo, the … Continued
La Comunificadora programme, at Barcelona Activa, jointly managed by Free Knowledge Institute (FKI), Platoniq and Goteo has reached the end of its first phase, but the story continues. The final Meetup was held on 27 January at MediaTIC building, and … Continued
Local policies for the Smart City and Knowledge Society: Towards a more sustainable, social and democratic model. Author: Wouter Tebbens, Free Knowledge Institute Commissioned by: First Deputy Mayor’s Office Barcelona May 2016 Executive Summary In early 2016, the Barcelona City Council … Continued
Fifteen projects have been taking part in the La Comunificadora programme at Barcelona Activa, since mid-November. They are exploring the viability of a collaborative economy which considers the commons, looks at the social impact and seeks to establish fair relationships … Continued
Last week the new collaborative economy support programme, La Comunificadora (the “Commons Makery”), was launched at an open session in the Convent de Sant Agustí (Barcelona). Several projects with the potential to participate in the support programme were presented in … Continued