[p2p-research] Google to tear down social networking walls

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi Sam,

of course I'm all for self-organizing,

but I think that the obama admin offers quite a historical opportunity to
install policy initiatives with high leverage to assist this process ...

it's our taxpayers money after all,

Michel

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 2:05 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/public-surpport-for-value-creation-through-the-commons-4-principles-and-3-institutions/2008/07/17
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>> Here’s my proposal, *a set of 3 interlocking institutions, each with its
>> own complementary mission and objectives*:
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>> *1) Institute for the Protection and Development of the Commons*
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>> This is an institution that effectively supports the creation and
>> maintenance of the commons,
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>> A) by diffusing knowledge about the legal and institutional means of
>> creating and protecting them.
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>> B) by creating a supportive infrastructure of cooperation that facilitates
>> the creation of commons-oriented initiatives by those who have more
>> difficulties accessing such necessary infrastructure
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>> Example: the policies of the French city of Brest, led by Michel Briand
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>> C) by maintaining relations with, and supporting the operation and
>> maintenance of the for-benefits institutions that are most often associated
>> with commons oriented initiatives
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>> *2) Institute for Open Business*
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>> This institution supports the creation of market value in cooperation with
>> the Commons, in ways that are compatible and do not deplete commons-based
>> value creation. Typically, this is the kind of Institution that would
>> support open source software businesses, open textbook publishers, etc.. and
>> support young and starting enterpreneurs who want to engage in such.
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>> Example: the OSBR.Ca in Toronto
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>> *3) Institute for Benefit-Sharing and Commons Recognition*
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>> This institution focuses on patronage and various forms of support that do
>> not destroy the peer to peer logic of voluntary contributions.
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>> A) It creates a priori prizes, awards, bounties to support individuals
>> involved in commons-based value-creation
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>> B) in cooperation with the companies (stimulated by previous open business
>> institute), it stimulates benefit-sharing practices from companies that
>> profit from commons created value. It acts as a meta-regular for such
>> practices, identifying weak spots and stimulating solutions for them.
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>> C) it creates a posteriori patronage arrangements for individuals with a
>> proven record in commons-based value creation
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>> D) it studies and proposes policies for the overall stimulation of
>> commons-based value creation
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>> http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/public-surpport-for-value-creation-through-the-commons-4-principles-and-3-institutions/2008/07/17
>>  On 2/27/09, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
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> My question:  how can non-government groups of people interested in
> fomenting these types of infrastructures locally start to do it?  I believe
> that government in many areas of United States will not do these things,
> because the nature of governments is too hierarchical, and too connected to
> servicing profit/growth systems.
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> Local, regional, federal governments are more concerned with rescuing
> collapsing economies and industries than starting new ones (here in the US).
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