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Free Technology plan for Education in The Netherlands
24 Jul 2009

Free Technology plan for Education in The Netherlands

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

As communicated here before, and by several stakeholders, such as government and educational partners (NoiV, Koopal Advies), serious plans for getting the Dutch professional educational sector are underway. Recently the initiators of the plans (FKI, ECABO, ROC Mondriaan, Stichting Praktijk … Continued

netherlands, openeducation
European Parliament admitted the Petition on Open Standards
30 May 2009

European Parliament admitted the Petition on Open Standards

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(post restored in 2021, with assumed date) The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions has admitted our Request for Adherence to Open Standards on 29 June 2009 with Petition Nr. 0413/2009. In the admission letter the chairman of the Comitee points … Continued

eu, open standards
Civil Rights, Net universality and neutrality
21 May 2009

Civil Rights, Net universality and neutrality

by dvdjaco | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The Spanish Internet Users Association (Asociación de Internautas) has published a manifest to raise awareness on the most urgent issues regarding European citizens’ rights in the digital arena: the Telecom package, privacy of electronic communications, broadband access to the Internet, … Continued

net neutrality, spain
Why the free software community cares about The Pirate Bay
21 May 2009

Why the free software community cares about The Pirate Bay

by dvdjaco | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

northxsouth has published an interesting article on the relevance of the lawsuit against The Pirate Bay for the FS community. Their arguments are in line with the ones repeatedly expressed by prominent members of the FSF: the final goal of … Continued

ODF Alliance finds serious shortcomings in Microsoft
20 May 2009

ODF Alliance finds serious shortcomings in Microsoft

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The ODF Alliance, of which the Free Knowledge Institute is a member, has published a Fact Sheet for governments and others interested in how Microsoft’s SP2 for Office 2007 handles ODF. The ODF Allliance says their testing revealed “serious shortcomings … Continued

digital sovereignty, file formats, free software, odf, open standards
Plans for a documentary about Free Knowledge
15 May 2009

Plans for a documentary about Free Knowledge

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The other day I met with two filmmakers in Spain. They are planning to make a documentary about Free Knowledge in general. They would like to show to the general public the aspects and culture within the various communities, ranging … Continued

free knowledge
Don’t let the EU parliament lock up the Internet!
1 May 2009

Don’t let the EU parliament lock up the Internet!

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The European Parliament will vote about the future of the internet. Several plans are under discussion to lock up the internet and condition it to corporate interest. The Free Knowledge Institute participates in the Open Net Coalition to work together … Continued

eu, net neutrality
InWent is looking for trainers on Free Software in East and Southern Africa
30 Apr 2009

InWent is looking for trainers on Free Software in East and Southern Africa

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The German InWent, part of the Cooperation and Development Agency of the German government is looking for trainers. As they just made public, they look for : “Future trainers on “FOSS Business Models for Africa” in East and Southern Africa. … Continued

africa, education, free software, open business models, sustainable development
Dutch plans for Free Technology Education
27 Apr 2009

Dutch plans for Free Technology Education

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Last Friday, 24th of April, the foundations for vendor independent ICT education in the Netherlands were laid down. Initiated by the Free Knowledge Institute, Ecabo and Vocational Education centre ROC Mondriaan, more than 20 representatives from some of the key … Continued

neth, open education
Request for adherence to Open Standards in EU bodies and EC programmes
17 Apr 2009

Request for adherence to Open Standards in EU bodies and EC programmes

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

(this page restored from old backups. Assumed date is ~june 2009) A group of universities, civil organisations and individuals across Europe have sent an appeal to the European Commission expressing their concerns on the lock-in effects of proprietary file formats … Continued

eu, open standards

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