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In my latest, I track the genealogy of "digital public infrastructure", showing all that has been excised from the concept to make it convenient for IOs, funders and govts. "Digital public infrastructure" has captured the imagination but it must be reinvigorated if it is to be worth its name.

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🔍 Our new paper, written by @bulletprooflama.bsky.social, maps DPI's evolution and calls for an expanded vision incorporating hardware, social infrastructure & democratic governance. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of #PublicDigitalInfrastructure: openfuture.eu/publication/...

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🇪🇺 The EU companies R&D spending gap with the US reached €270B in 2023. In our latest analysis, Zuzanna Warso explores how the next EU budget can better support digital transformation through #PublicDigitalInfrastructure and needs-based solutions. openfuture.eu/blog/eus-dig... #DigitalCommons

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Looking forward to #RightsCon, and seeing how ideas about #AI as public infrastructure resonate with people who focus on #digitalrights.

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🤖 Join us at @rightscon.org next Tuesday (Jan 25, 10:15 CST–Taiwan time) to explore #PublicAI. @bertelsmannst.bsky.social hosts this session where experts from Taiwan AI Academy, Open Future, and Thomson Reuters will discuss pathways to democratizing AI. www.rightscon.org #RightsCon2025

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Beyond disruptive tech: How the EU's next budget can build better #PublicDigitalInfrastructure and support practical solutions that serve public needs 🇪🇺 The EU needs to move from speculative tech investments to strengthening basic digital infrastructure👇 openfuture.eu/blog/eus-dig...

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🇪🇺 The #EuroStack report proposes €300B for EU tech sovereignty through chips, AI, and cloud infrastructure. Read @jankrewer.bsky.social's analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/eurosta...

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🇪🇺 The #EuroStack report drops today. From chips to cloud, this is the most ambitious plan yet for European tech sovereignty. But can a single fund tackle it all? Our analysis, written by @jankrewer.bsky.social, explores the opportunities and challenges ahead: openfuture.eu/blog/eurosta...

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🆕 Check out CommonsDB, an @ec.europa.eu-funded project creating a prototype registry for public domain and open-licensed works. We are working with @liccium.com, @europeana.bsky.social, @wikimediase.bsky.social and @ivir-uva.bsky.social to strengthen #DigitalCommons. openfuture.eu/blog/open-fu...

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How do you define #DigitalCommons and their relationship with #PublicDigitalInfrastructure? 📹 Watch this video presentation from @ngicommons.bsky.social at #FOSDEM: video.ngi.eu/w/8Je6q94Ugp... 📖 If you'd like to learn more, download @jankrewer.bsky.social 's report: openfuture.eu/publication/...

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📱 “Welcome to the harsh reality of money and politics!” Missed opportunities in #BigTech regulation have left crucial challenges unaddressed. Article by @avilarenata.bsky.social and @burcuno.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️ www.techpolicy.press/ready-for-th... #DigitalRights

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We're delighted to welcome @culturedoug.bsky.social to Open Future as our Senior Open Content Specialist. He will lead our CommonsDB project, developing an EU Registry of Public Domain and open-licensed works. openfuture.eu/blog/meet-do... #OpenGLAM #DigitalCommons #PublicDigitalInfrastructure

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🛜 Interested in #DigitalCommons? Our monthly newsletter brings you updates on #PublicDigitalInfrastructure, #PublicAI, #CopyrightInfrastructure, and more. 💌 Our first issue of the year is out! Take a look and subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/e...

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Jan Krewer takes a sweeping look at #DigitalCommons policies in #Europe, charting two decades and showing steady support for sharing, openness, the commons

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🤝 Experts in #DataGovernance examine how data for #OpenSourceAI can be managed to prioritize public access over private commodification. 📑 Read @opensource.org and Open Future's publication, by @alek.bsky.social–"Data Governance in Open Source AI": openfuture.eu/publication/... #DigitalCommons

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🇪🇺 From open access to collective governance of digital infrastructures. Find out more about the European policies that have supported #DigitalCommons over the past 20 years in our latest report for @ngicommons.bsky.social: openfuture.eu/publication/... #EU #digitalsovereignty #opensource #fosdem

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As 🇪🇺redefines its industrial strategy amidst rising geopolitical tensions and external interference [email protected] research paper highlights how commons-based approaches can support innovation and autonomy.#digitalsovereignty #opensource @openfuture.bsky.social @jankrewer.bsky.social

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Our latest report explores 20 years of EU policies supporting #digitalcommons and the shift from open access to collective governance of key digital infrastructures. 🛋️ Read more here: openfuture.eu/publication/... Cc: @ngicommons.bsky.social @jankrewer.bsky.social

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🧵 Open Future participated in a consultation by The Future Society that gathered 200 leading voices on AI governance, and we are happy to see our ideas for #AICommons recognized as key proposals for the Summit. Check the key findings on #AIGovernance: thefuturesociety.org/aiactionsumm...

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On January 9, we celebrated the Public Domain Day 2025. In case you couldn't join us or if you want to revisit any of the presentations, the video-recordings are now available! Have a look👀: communia-association.org/2025/01/22/l...

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#DigitalCommons in EU's Industrial Strategy: Jan Krewer analyzes the semiconductor landscape: 🌉 Can #OpenSourceHardware bridge the technology gap? 💶 EU's strategic investments in #RISC-V 🥊 Balancing openness with #DigitalSovereignty openfuture.eu/blog/free-ch...

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🔧 Global chip shortages during COVID-19 led to massive investments to secure semiconductor supply chains. As geopolitical tensions rise, the EU and China explore #OpenSourceHardware as a path to digital sovereignty. Read Jan Krewer's analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/free-ch... #DigitalCommons

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📩Please register to our @ngicommons.bsky.social #webinar to discuss #DigitalCommons + #EuroStack with Cristina Caffarra: commons.ngi.eu/event/digita... #DigitalCommons @martel-innovate.com @openfuture.bsky.social @openforumeurope.org @cnrs.bsky.social @linuxfoundation.org @ngi4eu.bsky.social

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🗣️ “The last few months have clearly shown that we need a different approach to social media that is based on public digital infrastructure as an enabler of genuine public digital spaces.” @paulk.bsky.social on @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy and @freeourfeeds.com news. openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...

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@paulk.bsky.social analyzes @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy and @freeourfeeds.com initiatives aimed at creating social media infrastructure that serves the public interest. #DigitalCommons #TheParadoxOfOpen openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...

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📢 Paul Keller (Open Future Foundation) and Sebastian Posth (Liccium) introduce a new EU-Funded project, aiming at creating a Public Domain Database! How exciting ✨ #EPDD25

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🎉 Join the 2025 #PublicDomain celebrations on January 9! @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me will present the upcoming EU Repository of PD and open-licensed works, alongside experts from @communia.bsky.social @creativecommons.bsky.social and other leading voices. Program: meemoo.be/en/training-...

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☃️ Holiday Season: The Open Future team will be taking a well-deserved break from 24 December to 5 January. A huge thank you to our team members, donors, partners and the entire #DigitalCommons community. Your dedication and support have made 2024 enlightening. Here's to an exciting next year! ✨

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🎯 This article by Kacper Szkalej and Martin Senftleben covers the application of Share-Alike obligations in #CCLicenses to trained models, curated datasets and AI output. It shows how #GenerativeAI training intersects with openly licensed works. Published at #JIPITEC: www.jipitec.eu/jipitec/arti...

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🤫 Do trade secrets really stand in the way of meaningful AI training data transparency? Find out why such claims are misleading in this new analysis by Maximilian Gahntz & Zuzanna Warso. openfuture.eu/blog/advanci... #EUAIAct #AITransparency #AIEthics

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In our latest blogpost, @brigittevezina.bsky.social addresses the issue of ©️ protection of AI-generated outputs. ▶️ The criteria to establish whether something generated with the help of #AI is worthy of copyright protection already exist! Check it out: communia-association.org/2024/12/12/a...

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🤔 The #EUAIAct is the most significant opportunity to advance #AITransparency. Zuzanna Warso and Maximilian Gahntz argue about what information should be disclosed in a "sufficiently detailed summary" of training data and who it matters to. openfuture.eu/blog/advanci...

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Helpful work by @openfuture.bsky.social and Mozilla Foundation offering a blueprint that breaks down how data used to train AI models need to be reported and governed under the EU AI Act. Not only about what datasets from where but also about how data have been processed.

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Discussion panel about #DigitalCommons and #PublicDigitalInfrastructure on Thursday from 11:25 to 12:10 CET. With Jan Krewer, Astha Kapoor, @bulletprooflama.bsky.social and @avilarenata.bsky.social. Moderated by Ramya Chandrasekhar. 🎟️ Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Transparency around the content used to train AI, coupled with information about how it was processed, can support the legitimate interests of preventing discrimination and respecting cultural diversity, write Zuzanna Warso & Maximilian Gahntz. www.techpolicy.press/how-the-eu-a...

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🗞️ "Transparency around the content used to train AI and information about how it was processed can support the legitimate interests of preventing discrimination and respecting cultural diversity." Article by Maximilian Gahntz & Zuzanna Warso, published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social. #AIAct

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🤖 Learn how small language models built as #DigitalCommons can compete with commercial models and help fight concentrations of power in AI. In our latest report, produced with Centrum Cyfrowe, we analyze two case studies from Poland #PublicAI #opensourceAI 🔗 Read: openfuture.eu/publication/...

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🏗️ This opinion by @bulletprooflama.bsky.social and @chandrn.bsky.social brings more clarity to the concept of #DigitalPublicInfrastructure (DPI). “Multiple visions of DPI are circulating today: DPI-as-roads and DPI-as-radio, as well as other variations...” www.techpolicy.press/what-is-digi...

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📚 “Demonopolizing the European Public Domain”, produced with #ILPLab, is our new report focusing on how Google Books exclusivity clauses and the Open Data Directive affect the #PublicDomain and European libraries' collections. Download: openfuture.eu/publication/...

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💌Did you miss the monthly newsletter we published last Friday? Learn more about #PublicAI and #PublicDomain, follow #DigitalCommons discussions, register for upcoming events, and more. Read the issue and sign up for the next one ⬇️ mailchi.mp/openfuture/e...

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📝 Our new report with Centrum Cyfrowe analyses how small language models, built as Digital Commons, can compete with commercial models and help fight concentrations of power in AI. Two case studies from Poland offer learnings for debates on #publicAI. 🔗 Read: openfuture.eu/publication/...

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“Demonopolizing the European Public Domain” is a new report produced with ILP Lab. It examines Google Books exclusivity clauses and the Open Data Directive, and how they affect the #PublicDomain and European libraries' collections. 📥 Read or download: openfuture.eu/publication/...

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