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Vienna manipulations in the press
The discussion about the obvious manipulation of the Vienna Declaration on ICT and Creativity is spreading: Heise, Germanys largest publishing house for IT and related news published an excellent piece about the Vienna Declarations under the title Microsoft, die "Vienna … Continue reading
And the price for DRM promotion goes to…
Thanks to someone who pointed out the member list of the creativwirtschaft.at I have been able to check out where the rather uncritical view of Digital Restriction Measures (DRM) came from. As you can see for yourself, most of the … Continue reading
The next Vienna Conclusion: So it WAS Microsoft that asked to delete Free Software
The ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) features a report in its futurezone.orf.at section about the Free Software censorship described in my blog entry "The Vienna Conclusion: Sponsorship+Politics=Influence". They describe the situation, quote the rapporteur of the panel, Ralf Bendrath, that he … Continue reading
Life after WSIS?
It is probably too early to summarise everything that took place in and around the WSIS, in particular its statements and activities. Thinking about a first summary, there are a couple of things that come to my mind, though. Firstly, … Continue reading
Spammed by Kofi Annan?
Being on dozens of mailing lists with several email addresses that have been in use since the mid-90s and a column that has been translated in up to 10 languages — most of which I do not speak, some of … Continue reading
Leaving Tunis
After a short "last-minute one-person drafting session" to find some language on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Free Software and Open Access for the PCT Working Group to go into the Civil Society statement last night, I’ve again endured the bus … Continue reading
SchoolNet Jets make “FYOOOSHH!”
Did you know that there is a group of superheros operating in Nambibia that fly cool VTOL harrier-like jets to install computer labs with Free Software in schools in Namibia? Neither did I until I stumbled upon the WSIS booth … Continue reading
Will we one day have a World Intellectual Wealth Organisation?
Besides spreading the word about how Free Software was censored from the "Vienna Conclusions on ICT & Creativity", I also participated in a panel on the ongoing World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reform: As you may know from Karstens Blog, … Continue reading
Article: WSIS and the Software Challenge
Wolfgang Kleinwächter asked me to write about "WSIS and the Software Challenge" for the UN ICT Task Force Series 8 (2005): "The World Summit on the Information Society — Moving from the Past into the Future" It was edited by … Continue reading
The Vienna Conclusion: Sponsorship+Politics=Influence
In June 2005, the Austrian government has been holding a very high-level conference on "ICT & Creativity" as part of the WSIS process. The dignitaries included Austrian chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, Director-General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNIDO Carlos Magarinos … Continue reading