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I speak with Chris Adams, the director of the Green Web Foundation. We discuss their mission, tools, programs, and plans for making the online world as sustainable as possible.https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mrchrisadams/

Síguenos en: Por petición popular, hoy Nahuai nos detalla su experiencia de estos últimos meses en la Green Web Foundation Fellowship, pero antes, como siempre... ¿Qué tal la semana? Semana esther ++malware Followup CecaBank y Siteground Favicon misterioso Semana Nahuai Lanzado el tercer episodio de Sustain WP, en el que tratamos el pilar medioambiental de la sostenibilidad. Buscando un plugin de valoraciones sencillo (valoración con estrellas y número de votos). Los candidatos por ahora: Rating-Widget: Star Review System y Rate my Post – WP Rating System  Reunión semanal Slack, nueva votación en marcha. Contenido Nahuai 2 nuevos tutoriales en Código Genesis de los cuales destaca: Tema de la semana: Llegué a ella gracias a Hannah Smith. Ella había sido parte de la primera cohorte. Muy recomendable escuchar el episodio 1 de Sustain WP donde Hannah y yo contamos nuestra experiencia. Sobre el papel: 10 meses 4 horas semanales 8.4000€ (repartidos en dos pagos) + hasta 2500€ para gastos del proyecto Estructura: 1 reunión semanal Comentar avances del proyecto Charlas de expertos y anteriores participantes Publicar al menos 3 artículos 1 presentación a mitad 1 presentación final Mi proyecto: Idea inicial sobre crear un taller sobre sostenibilidad digital, basado en la economía donut, para realizarlo en un evento de WordPress. Dejarlo documentado para que se pudiera realizar por otras personas. Pivotar un poco porque no era sencillo reducir los conceptos de la “economía donut” para que tuviera sentido dentro del proyecto de WordPress Presentación intermedia de la idea que tenía para el taller Cambio de idea para proyecto final -> serie limitada de podcasts Potencial para llegar a más personas Posibilidad de entrevistar a expertos en el tema Estructura del podcast: 2 episodios de intro 3 episodios dedicados a cada uno de los pilares de la sostenibilidad: Medioambiental Social Económica 2 episodios dedicados a cómo podemos mejorar la sostenibilidad de WordPress El CMS Eventos 1 episodio final de conclusión Resumiendo, una experiencia muy recomendable. La llamada para aplicaciones a las siguiente cohorte de GWF vence el 31 de octubre: Novedades https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/10/15/introducing-block-hooks-for-dynamic-blocks/ El State of the Word se retransmitirá desde Madrid el 11 de diciembre https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/state-of-the-word-2023/ WordPress 6.4 RC1 lanzada: https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-4-rc1-released https://wptavern.com/ollie-dash-plugin-now-available-for-ollie-block-theme Menciones Marta Torre nos menciona en Twitter haciendo referencia al episodio donde habló de su miedo de ir a eventos en inglés y se estrena en WordCamp Alemania como ponente.

Síguenos en: Por petición popular, hoy Nahuai nos detalla su experiencia de estos últimos meses en la Green Web Foundation Fellowship, pero antes, como siempre... ¿Qué tal la semana? Semana esther ++malware Followup CecaBank y Siteground Favicon misterioso Semana Nahuai Lanzado el tercer episodio de Sustain WP, en el que tratamos el pilar medioambiental de la sostenibilidad. Buscando un plugin de valoraciones sencillo (valoración con estrellas y número de votos). Los candidatos por ahora: Rating-Widget: Star Review System y Rate my Post – WP Rating System  Reunión semanal Slack, nueva votación en marcha. Contenido Nahuai 2 nuevos tutoriales en Código Genesis de los cuales destaca: Tema de la semana: Llegué a ella gracias a Hannah Smith. Ella había sido parte de la primera cohorte. Muy recomendable escuchar el episodio 1 de Sustain WP donde Hannah y yo contamos nuestra experiencia. Sobre el papel: 10 meses 4 horas semanales 8.4000€ (repartidos en dos pagos) + hasta 2500€ para gastos del proyecto Estructura: 1 reunión semanal Comentar avances del proyecto Charlas de expertos y anteriores participantes Publicar al menos 3 artículos 1 presentación a mitad 1 presentación final Mi proyecto: Idea inicial sobre crear un taller sobre sostenibilidad digital, basado en la economía donut, para realizarlo en un evento de WordPress. Dejarlo documentado para que se pudiera realizar por otras personas. Pivotar un poco porque no era sencillo reducir los conceptos de la “economía donut” para que tuviera sentido dentro del proyecto de WordPress Presentación intermedia de la idea que tenía para el taller Cambio de idea para proyecto final -> serie limitada de podcasts Potencial para llegar a más personas Posibilidad de entrevistar a expertos en el tema Estructura del podcast: 2 episodios de intro 3 episodios dedicados a cada uno de los pilares de la sostenibilidad: Medioambiental Social Económica 2 episodios dedicados a cómo podemos mejorar la sostenibilidad de WordPress El CMS Eventos 1 episodio final de conclusión Resumiendo, una experiencia muy recomendable. La llamada para aplicaciones a las siguiente cohorte de GWF vence el 31 de octubre: Novedades https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/10/15/introducing-block-hooks-for-dynamic-blocks/ El State of the Word se retransmitirá desde Madrid el 11 de diciembre https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/state-of-the-word-2023/ WordPress 6.4 RC1 lanzada: https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-4-rc1-released https://wptavern.com/ollie-dash-plugin-now-available-for-ollie-block-theme Menciones Marta Torre nos menciona en Twitter haciendo referencia al episodio donde habló de su miedo de ir a eventos en inglés y se estrena en WordCamp Alemania como ponente.

Le premier forum civic tech en Afrique francophone s'est tenu fin juin à Abidjan, en Côte d'Ivoire, à l'initiative de CFI. Pour L'atelier des médias, Raphaëlle Constant y a tendu son micro à celles et ceux qui développent des initiatives numériques dans plusieurs pays africains pour améliorer la circulation de l'information et déclencher des mobilisations citoyennes pour peser dans le débat public. La première véritable initiative civic tech d'ampleur en Afrique a déjà 15 ans. En 2007, au Kenya, un collectif de blogueurs et développeurs décidaient de créer Ushahidi, témoignage en swahili, pour recenser les violences post-électorales. Dans les années qui suivent, cette plateforme va être utilisée dans plusieurs pays à travers le monde pour mobiliser les citoyens dans des activités de collecte et de mise à disposition d'informations utiles à tous.  Depuis, l'explosion de l'internet mobile et des réseaux sociaux ont  favorisé l'expression des citoyens et leur capacité à participer activement au débat public. La jeunesse africaine s'est saisie de ces opportunités et entend contribuer au processus de décision publique, favoriser la transparence, faire des questions de gouvernance une préoccupation quotidienne. C'est dans ce contexte que le premier forum civic tech en Afrique francophone s'est tenu à Abidjan, en Côte d'Ivoire, les 28 au 29 juin 2022. Ces deux jours de rencontre, préparés par Samsa Africa, ont réuni plus de 120 journalistes, activistes, experts et personnalités de la civic tech africaine.  L'événement était organisé par CFI dans le cadre du projet Connexions citoyennes 2, un dispositif d'accompagnement, de développement et d'incubation de projets numériques d'action citoyenne. Ce projet est co-financé par l'Agence française de développement (AFD) et le ministère français de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères. Où en sont les Civic tech aujourd'hui ? Qui sont ces jeunes qui veulent changer le continent et son image grâce au numérique et quels sont leurs projets ?  Pour L'atelier des médias de RFI, Raphaelle Constant était fin juin à Abidjan, où elle a rencontré plusieurs figures de la civic tech qui exploitent la puissance des outils numériques pour construire des projets d'action citoyenne : Nnenna Nwakanma : cette Nigériane est l'une des pionnière de l'Internet en Afrique. Ambassadrice en chef à la Web Foundation, elle travaille avec les Nations unies. Cette militante infatigable d'un Internet qui se déploie pour le meilleur a de nombreuses autres batailles : le logiciel libre, la protection des données, ... Elle fait aussi pression sur les Gafam pour améliorer l'accès des femmes à Internet. Caroline Mveng Mengue : cette activiste et féministe camerounaise est âgée de 34 ans. Elle est vice-présidente de la communication de l'association Réfugiés sans frontières. Elle élabore le média en ligne Elles rayonnent ensemble, accompagnée par le programme Connexions Citoyennes 2 de CFI. C'est aussi une blogueuse de Mondoblog, plateforme des blogueurs francophones de RFI, portée par L'atelier des médias. Aïsha Dabo : journaliste et web activiste, elle est cofondatrice et coordinatrice de la plateforme AfricTivistes. Elle a grandi en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), au Sénégal et en Gambie.  Sally Bilaly Sow : Web activiste et blogueur guinéen. Il est membre de l'Association des blogueurs de Guinée, Ablogui, et de Mondoblog. Il a co-fondé la communauté Open Street Map Guinée en 2015 et GuineeCheck pour lutter contre les fausses informations dans son pays. C'est le coordinateur de l'association Villageois 2.0, un projet incubé par le programme Connexions Citoyennes 1 de CFI. Mondoblog audio est incarné par la blogueuse ivoirienne Aïssatou Fofana qui nous propose un petit tour des sujets qui fâchent avec ses parents, au premier rang desquels le mariage, qui cristallise toutes les attentes… et toutes les incompréhensions.

Are you interested in blockchain and how it can be applied to the Energy Market? Or in Smart Grids and the software and logic behind it? Then this is the episode for you! We'll talk to Ana Trbovich an expert in this field, who is making change with her start-up and her foundation. #smartgrid #energy #energytransition #cleanenergy

We're back with part 2 of our Web Summit episode, bringing you conversations with people who are trying to make the world a better place. Today we talk with Sonia Jorge, Executive Director for Alliance for Affordable Internet and Head of Digital Inclusion Program at Web Foundation, to hear how they are creating the conditions for affordable Internet in countries worldwide and what they have learned along the way. Next, we sit down with Robert Barrow, the CEO of MindMed, a company that researches and develops psychedelic-inspired medicine, about what they see as the future of mental illness and addiction treatment. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.

In this episode I talk with Juan Ortiz Freuler. He is an Argentinian lawyer leading the Non-Align Technologies Movement (https://nonalignedtech.net). He’s also a former fellow at the Web Foundation. In this conversation we talk about the escalated arms race between the United States and China. Are we in a Digital Cold War? How are countries […]

Listen Now to Dan Mapes Those of us creating this radio show owe some of our acumen of the future to Dan Mapes, a techno shamanic visionary that influenced us all back in the early days of the internet, helping us push the boundaries of what was possible with the relatively primitive tools we had back in the 90’s, with dial-upmodems and low rez graphics.  With Dan around we felt we could not just see the future, but create it, inhabiting the first virtual worlds, editing video on home computers, using the tech to create an abundant global economy while improving the health of our home planet. Now, a quarter century later, much of what we have envisioned is just coming to pass. In this interview, Dan brings us up to date with how the internet is evolving from a document server to serving spaces and places, how AI will enhance our awareness and intelligence, how evolution is speeding up, and our species gift is adaptibility to change. And soon, with 10 billion humans highly connected with quantum computers and pocket smart phones, we can solve any problem that arises and elevate ourselves to beyond survivial for our species. A Harvard level education will be normal for all, we’ll own our own data, and everyone will have a basic universal income.  Sound fantastical? Think again, as a Star Trek universe is rapidly unfolding, even as the old world crumbles, becoming fodder for the new world. This phoenix from the ashes story, according to Dan, is not just a story but reality.  Too good to be true?..check it out for yourself, enjoy..

In this week's episode, we talk to Jesse Morris, Chief Commercial Officer of the Energy Web Foundation. The Energy Web Foundation aims at accelerating a low-carbon, customer-centric electricity system by unleashing the potential of blockchain and decentralized technologies. Katharina Gehra discusses with Jesse, among other things, how Blockchain creates value here, how EWF is expanding its network and about a very exciting use case from the energy industry.

This episode of You've Been Warmed features Chris Adams - one of the directors of the Green Web Foundation, an organizer for ClimateAction.Tech and founder of a small consultancy called Greening.DigitalAs an avid techie, Chris is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to web technology and its implications for climate change. Because everything we use in our digital infrastructure is based on data centers - of which a lot run on energy derived from fossil fuels - it's important to understand how we can replace the source of that energy with renewables. It's obviously an extremely complex topic to talk about, which is why Chris' pragmatic and informed approach was so educational. He took me through the various decisions that any company makes when deciding on hosting (and the inherent trade-offs that come with that), as well as what percentages of online domains currently run on renewable energy (and how that has evolved over the past year). There was an interesting discussion regarding web hosting providers and how the oligopoly formed by Microsoft, Google and Amazon is extremely difficult to tackle.We then dove into a fascinating topic that involved how companies treat their emissions reductions for Scopes 1,2 and 3, how precisely they calculate those emissions and what kind of 'accounting' tricks they might pull to paint a different picture. We contrasted the approach that Stripe has taken vs that of Amazon and we ended up discussing greenwashing and how Corporate Social Responsibility is dealt with in various companies across the world.Finally, Chris delivered a great summary on ClimateAction.Tech - a community I highly encourage all of my listeners to join as it has a lot of value & interesting people to connect with.Let's dive straight in - let me know if you enjoy this one!CHRIS' RELEVANT LINKSChris' Twitter - https://twitter.com/mrchrisadamsGreen Web Foundation - https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/ClimateAction.Tech - https://climateaction.tech/Greening Digital - https://greening.digital/TIMECODES3:50 - Chris' Background & Involvement In The Climate Space5:00 - Why Do We Need To Make The Web 'Greener'?8:00 - How Can Companies Reduce Emissions From Their Digital Operations?14:53 - The Google, Microsoft & Amazon Web Hosting Oligopoly22:05 - Stripe vs Amazon + Scope 1,2 & 3 Emissions32:00 - Greenwashing & CSR Within Companies36:05 - The ClimateAction.Tech Community & Its Value42:15  - Science vs Business vs Politics vs SocietyLINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEThe Energy Transition Show - https://xenetwork.org/ets/Map Camp Conference - https://www.map-camp.com/Digital Ocean -https://www.digitalocean.com/Increment Magazine Stripe Article - https://increment.com/energy-environment/stripes-carbon-neutral-journey/AMEE - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoiding_Mass_Extinctions_EngineTomorrow's Electricity Map - https://www.tmrow.com/HBR Piece About CSR - https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-truth-about-csrUngleich - ungleich.chData Center Light - https://datacenterlight.ch/Heated.World - https://heated.world/Creatives For Climate - https://www.linkedin.com/company/creatives-for-climate/Climate Outreach -https://climateoutreach.org/Climate Kic - https://www.climate-kic.org/

What impact will the coronavirus pandemic have on the infrastructure of the internet? Zoe Kleinman speaks to David Belson from the Internet Society, and to Lisa Forte from Red Goat Cyber Security about the security implications for companies of having so many remote workers. Dhanaraj Thakur from the Web Foundation explains how the current health crisis exposes the billions of people who still live without internet access, while the BBC’s Kinjal Pandya Wagh in Delhi tells us how mobile phones are being used to spread information about the virus in India. The BBC’s Chris Fox rounds up the latest tech news.

Sarah Brown talks to guests at Theirworld’s sixth International Women’s Day event, where women from all walks of life, with a few men dotted around, gathered to talk and share their experiences, contacts and ideas on how to unlock big change for girls and young women. We hear Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank managing director, nearly moved to tears as she accepted our first Unlock Big Change award. We hear from other inspiring women, including Jo Brand, self-proclaimed ‘comic, writer, mother and super-model’; Amrit Kaur Lohia, musician and Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador; Sophie Walker, chief executive of the Young Women’s Trust; Yvette Cooper MP, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee; Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer at Unilever; Rosemary Leith Berners-Lee, co-founder of the Web Foundation; Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, mathematician and co-founder of the Stemettes, and not forgetting, of course, Theirworld’s very own Jamira Burley, who hosted the event.

De energiesector was er vroeg bij om blockchain te herkennen als technologie met potentie. Het decentrale karakter leek goed aan te sluiten bij de beweging die de sector zelf doormaakt van centraal naar decentraal. “In Nederland, met een handvol netbeheerders en grote producenten, zijn we uitstekend gepositioneerd om hierin het voortouw te nemen.” Interview opgenomen op 13 december 2019 tijdens het seminar van de Dutch Blockchain Coalition in Amsterdam.

Brian Camelio founded ArtistShare in 2001. The platform is now recognized as the Internets first fan-funding platform. ArtistShare enables fans to not only fund their favorite artist’s projects, but to truly become participants in the creative process. Brian was a visionary in that he saw the internet’s potential as a way to connect fans and artists directly. Since 2003, ArtistShare projects have received countless awards and accolades including 30 Grammy nominations and 10 Grammy award wins. In March of 2019, Brian was contacted by the Web Foundation, which was founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is credited with helping to invent the internet. The Web Foundation was celebrating the Web’s 30th birthday and they complied a select timeline of events which included “the launch of ArtistShare which has had a significant contribution to the web.” I learned a lot in my conversation with Brian and hope you find this applicable to your own corner of the arts universe. In particular, we talk about Brian's unique approach to what he calls "fan relationship marketing." This is particularly relevant for artists and arts organizations right now as everyone is trying to make sense of how to use their data to better connect with fans and patrons. There is also a great marketing story about what Brian learned from Trey Anastasio, the guitarist from the widley popular group Phish. Thanks again to Brian for taking the time to speak with me. Please enjoy our conversation and thanks everyone for listening to Speaking of the Arts!

Half of the world's population don't access the internet, and they're missing out on economic and social benefits says Dhanaraj Thakur, research director at the Web Foundation. Satellites might provide the solution to reaching people in remote areas according to Jason Knapp from the company Viasat and Larry Smarr from the University of Southern California. Dudu Mkhwanazi, CEO of Project Isizwe, describes the benefits of access for poor townships in South Africa.(Photo: Internet users in the Ivory Coast, Credit: Getty Images)

A cosa serve il Web? Chi l'ha inventato e perché? A che punto siamo nella crescita del Web e cosa sarà il Web nel futuro? Scopriamo insieme la risposta a queste domande direttamente da chi ha inventato il Web, Sir Tim Berners Lee ( https://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web/ ) e, coprendendone l'origine e il passato, diamo il nostro personale contributo nella costruzione del Web partecipando all'iniziativa #fortheweb della Web Foundation ( https://fortheweb.webfoundation.org/ ).☞ ISCRIVITI, CONDIVIDI, SCRIVI UNA RECENSIONE o FAI UNA DOMANDA > http://strategiadigitale.info

A cosa serve il Web? Chi l'ha inventato e perché? A che punto siamo nella crescita del Web e cosa sarà il Web nel futuro? Scopriamo insieme la risposta a queste domande direttamente da chi ha inventato il Web, Sir Tim Berners Lee ( https://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web/ ) e, coprendendone l'origine e il passato, diamo il nostro personale contributo nella costruzione del Web partecipando all'iniziativa #fortheweb della Web Foundation ( https://fortheweb.webfoundation.org/ ).☞ ISCRIVITI, CONDIVIDI, SCRIVI UNA RECENSIONE o FAI UNA DOMANDA > http://strategiadigitale.info

Web Foundation president and CEO Adrian Lovett talks to John Thornhill about open data, net neutrality and widening global internet access.Web Foundation website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of African Agenda, Muchiri Nyaggah speaks to Nnenna Nwakanma about her journey in open data and gender equality. This episode was recorded at the Civil Society Day of the 5th Open Government Partnership Global Summit held in Tbilisi, Georgia on July 17th to 19th, 2018

Rapid innovation using blockchain technology is becoming a major game changer, surfing the renewables revolution and shift to prosumers*. We interviewed Erwin Smole at the EventHorizon conference in Berlin on how blockchain has the potential to disrupt every part of the energy market.Erwin is a busy man, having co-founded both Grid Singularity, which runs a blockchain peer-to-peer energy platform and the Energy Web Foundation, an open sourced platform designed to create a unified standard to make energy data more usable, as well as being part of the team that made EventHorizon happen. Therefore, he is well placed to give an overview of blockchain for energy.Erwin explains that in Europe, governments are expecting the energy transition to happen at a consumer level as current approach of building big wind farms are starting to cause problems to the energy grid. In the developing world, with 2 billion people without electricity, solar and small batteries along with blockchain technology is expected to accelerate the creation of local energy markets with invoicing capability.He also shares his personal journey of more than 2 decades in the energy sector and why innovation in the energy sector and the purpose of reducing environmental impact inspires him.* a prosumer is both a consumer and producer of energyErwin Smole on linkedin.Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.comConnect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

GPD's Charles Bradley talks to Sonia Jorge, Executive Director of A4AI and head of digital inclusion programmes at the Web Foundation, about the challenge of achieving universal access to the internet.

With technology becoming ever more widely used in our daily activities, our digital footprints are getting bigger. Our online activities are being captured – from shopping to socialising – and creating an unprecedented number of data points. More and more companies are creating and selling their products with customer demographics in mind. Central to this issue the control and use of personal data - and how people's privacy and personal data are being protected. Yet legislative protections and practices are often weak, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where much of the world's population is just getting online. This discussion will present the challenges to developing and enforcing data protection legislation in such countries, drawing on recent research compiled by the Web Foundation. About the speaker Craig leads the Web Foundation’s policy work across our digital equality and citizen participation programmes. He brings to the role a wealth of expertise in governance, transparency, development, and using technology for social change.

We are 18 days away from Kenya's 2017 general election, and this week, we are joined by Nanjira Sambuli, Digital Equality Advocacy Manager at the Web Foundation and awesome digital citizen to talk about ICT (Information and Communications Technology) in Kenya, which is billed as the Silicon Savannah. Has the Jubilee Coalition delivered on its 2013 manifesto promises? Will we have an internet shutdown during/after this election? How is Kenya's tech ecosystem doing? How does it compare to the rest of Africa? Is the KFCB overstepping its mandate? Is what Ezekiel Mutua is doing censorship? How about the NCIC and its work on "ending" hate speech? Is this approach the right approach? How do ICTs change what it means to be a Kenyan citizen? How do they affect our present and future? Press play to fins out! :) Resources National Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Policy (2006) Track, Capture, Kill: Inside Communications Surveillance and Counterterrorism in Kenya Serianu Kenya Cybersecurity Report 2016 The Information Communication Technology Practitioners Bill, 2016 Episode 11: Censored Episode 7: Do Not Feed The Facebook What is Free Basics?

Nnenna Nwakanma, Manuela Yamada, Carolyn Florey, Christoph Beier How do we need to change our systems in order to eradicate poverty and enable the world's population to meet basic demands of all people? What do governments and development organizations need to change in order to create real change and impact? Two speakers will present their views before engaging in a fire-side chat on open access to for information and technology for development. Nnenna Nwakanma is the voice behind the chant “All the Internet, all the people, all the time”. She is one of the key advocates for open data, open government and the open Web across Africa, for instance by driving forward the Africa Open Data movement and the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms. She represents the Web Foundation in the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. Manuela Yamanda is one of Brazils young change makers advocating a systemic change in politics and business toward a sustainable, open society. She is doing so by heading the Ouishare Brazil Chapter and by running MateriaBrasil, a free open source platform that works as a library for social-environmentally responsible materials, products and services available in Brazil. Together they will present and discuss their change agenda for governments, development organizations and civil society on how to restructure the Global Power Paradigm through Open Source. Concrete suggestions for the apation and implementation of digital development principles will be made.

Nnenna Nwakanma, Manuela Yamada, Carolyn Florey, Christoph Beier How do we need to change our systems in order to eradicate poverty and enable the world's population to meet basic demands of all people? What do governments and development organizations need to change in order to create real change and impact? Two speakers will present their views before engaging in a fire-side chat on open access to for information and technology for development. Nnenna Nwakanma is the voice behind the chant “All the Internet, all the people, all the time”. She is one of the key advocates for open data, open government and the open Web across Africa, for instance by driving forward the Africa Open Data movement and the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms. She represents the Web Foundation in the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. Manuela Yamanda is one of Brazils young change makers advocating a systemic change in politics and business toward a sustainable, open society. She is doing so by heading the Ouishare Brazil Chapter and by running MateriaBrasil, a free open source platform that works as a library for social-environmentally responsible materials, products and services available in Brazil. Together they will present and discuss their change agenda for governments, development organizations and civil society on how to restructure the Global Power Paradigm through Open Source. Concrete suggestions for the apation and implementation of digital development principles will be made.

Watch a video of the lecture here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raEEWlwfzUA&index=1&list=PL6DDzoHu1cx1ozmghXXCgzwHF8Ln8Tlv8 Each year, over billions of dollars in illicit funds – the fruits of crime, corruption or tax evasion – pass through anonymous shell companies. Their owners remain hidden, escaping accountability and passing the costs of their illicit activities onto communities. How can beneficial ownership data help solve these problems? Why should it be available as open data? And what are the lessons learned from the UK’s first ever open data register of beneficial ownership? In this lecture, Zosia Sztykowski from OpenOwnership will answer the questions and give a sneak peak of the OpenOwnership Register – a platform for global beneficial ownership information being developed by OpenCorporates, Global Witness, Open Contracting Partnership, The B Team, The Web Foundation and Transparency International. About the speaker Zosia Sztykowski is the Project Coordinator for OpenOwnership, a new project to build a open register of global beneficial ownership in the public interest. With a background in cultural analysis and feminist organising, Zosia is dedicated to effecting policy and shifting norms in the interest of a more equal, more open society. Zosia recently graduated with an MSc in cultural sociology from the London School of Economics, where she earned the Hobhouse Memorial Prize for her dissertation research.