Jure Cuhalev

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Traditional approaches to solving global problems:
 

Treaties and conventions (Kyoto)
Intergovernmental conferences (World Summit on the Information Society)
Global multilateral institutions (World bank)

 
At the moment, traditional approaches to solving complex world problems, are incapable.
 
We new solutions, new approaches and new forum to solve global challenges. We need to translate what we learned from the [...]

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Nick Black, Common Enterprise: Building a Business on Free Data, is involved with OpenStreet made and his company Cloudmade, that is trying to figure out if it’s possible to build business on top of it.
He starts with a point – nothing is free. Most free data has a cost, there are costs associated. [...]

Lawrence Lessig, founding father of Creative Commons, announced his new initiative – change-congress.org. It’s an idea to promote basic reform of United States Congress and fundamental principles that in reality steer it – corporate money. The campaign is using basic technological tools like Google Maps mash-up, together with Wiki’s and pledges to start building public [...]