December 2012 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

nuovo testo dell'art. 68

by Simone Aliprandi

Con la conversione in legge del decreto Crescita 2.0, si è aggiunta un'ulteriore modifica all'art. 68 CAD che rappresenta la norma cardine per l'open source nel sistema pubblico italiano (nb: ulteriore rispetto a quella già attuata con la legge 134 del 7 agosto scorso, ma anche rispetto alla versione comparsa due mesi fa nel decreto). Ci sono sostanziali modifiche. Ad esempio, nell'elenco di possibili soluzioni software presente al comma 1 è comparsa anche quella del "cloud computing"; e poi sono stati aggiunti un comma 1bis e 1ter in cui vengono dettagliati i criteri per la famosa "analisi comparativa delle soluzioni". Qui una ricostruzione del testo dell'articolo come esce dalla nuova riforma: http://aliprandi.blogspot.it/2012/12/nuovo-art68CAD.html (se trovate imprecisioni, segnalatemele, così provvedo subito a sistemare il post) Un caro saluto a tutti. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

Dec. 13, 2012

Re: [nexa] Il Corriere della Sera (Bicchierini): Dieci anni di «licenze libere» - All'interno dell'articolo un'intervista a Juan Carlos De Martin

by Marco Ciurcina

Il titolo è sbagliato. Le licenze libere hanno più di 25 anni :-) m.c. In data giovedì 13 dicembre 2012 13:18:43, Giuseppe Futia ha scritto: > 12.12.2012 > > > Dieci anni di «licenze libere» > > SARA BICCHIERINI > > Crea e condividi: le licenze libere compiono dieci anni. Era il 16 > dicembre 2002 quando l'organizzazione no profit Creative Commons, > guidata da Lawrence Lessig, docente della Stanford University, > presentava a San Francisco i primi modelli di copyright "flessibile". > Licenze che davano la possibilità ad artisti, studiosi, giornalisti e > istituzioni di rendere più accessibili le loro opere, mantenendo > riservati solo alcuni diritti. Una rivoluzione in nome della libera > circolazione delle informazioni che si è diffusa in tutto il mondo. E > che vede l'Italia in prima fila tra i Paesi che ne fanno un uso maggiore. > > [...] > > Continua qui: > http://www.corriere.it/tecnologia/cyber-cultura/12_dicembre_11/creative-com > mons-dieci-anni-anniversario-diritti-copyright_6f73ec88-43b2-11e2-b89b-3cf6 > 075586fe.shtml

Dec. 13, 2012

Il Corriere della Sera (Bicchierini): Dieci anni di «licenze libere» - All'interno dell'articolo un'intervista a Juan Carlos De Martin

by Giuseppe Futia

12.12.2012 Dieci anni di «licenze libere» SARA BICCHIERINI Crea e condividi: le licenze libere compiono dieci anni. Era il 16 dicembre 2002 quando l'organizzazione no profit Creative Commons, guidata da Lawrence Lessig, docente della Stanford University, presentava a San Francisco i primi modelli di copyright "flessibile". Licenze che davano la possibilità ad artisti, studiosi, giornalisti e istituzioni di rendere più accessibili le loro opere, mantenendo riservati solo alcuni diritti. Una rivoluzione in nome della libera circolazione delle informazioni che si è diffusa in tutto il mondo. E che vede l'Italia in prima fila tra i Paesi che ne fanno un uso maggiore. [...] Continua qui: http://www.corriere.it/tecnologia/cyber-cultura/12_dicembre_11/creative-com…

Dec. 13, 2012

NewStatesman: "Invasion of the cyber hustlers"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Per tenere vivo il senso critico. juan carlos Invasion of the cyber hustlers From Jeff Jarvis to Clay Shirky, a class of gurus are intent on "disrupting" old-fashioned practices like asking us to pay for valuable content. Meanwhile, web giants like Google and Apple jealously guard their profitable secrets. BYSTEVEN POOLE <http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/steven_poole>PUBLISHED 06 DECEMBER 2012 Like every other era, the internet age has its own class of booster gurus. They are the "cybertheorists", embedded reporters of the social network, dreaming of a perfectible electronic future and handing down oracular commandments about how the world must be remade. As did many religious rebels before them, they come to bring not peace, but a sword. Change is inevitable; we must abandon the old ways. The cybertheorists, however, are a peculiarly corporatist species of the Leninist class: they agitate for constant revolution but the main beneficiaries will be the giant technology companies before whose virtual image they prostrate themselves. Cybertheorists' jargon often betrays an adolescent hatred of the world in which they find themselves. Jay Rosen, a prominent "future of news" cyber-guru, takes care at every opportunity to sneer at publishing institutions by pasting to them the epithet "legacy": "legacy newsrooms", "legacy media". Another favourite cyber-adjective is "disruptive". For most of us, disruption is annoying, but for cyber-swamis the more disruptive of established practices technology becomes, the more exciting it is. [...] Continua qui: http://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/internet/2012/12/jeff-jarvis-clay-shir…

Dec. 12, 2012

Re: [nexa] Pubblico/privato (Web Services as Governments)

by Andrea Glorioso

Cari tutti, 2012/12/9 J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> > Al workshop che ti è concluso ieri qui a Harvard > (avente come oggetto primario la formazione di una > rete globale di centri Internet & Società, tra cui Nexa), > il prof. William Fisher ha fatto un intervento breve > ma molto interessante sull'erosione della dicotomia > pubblico/privato, soprattutto per quello che riguarda > le corporations. Molte corporations infatti hanno assunto > poteri che finora erano prerogativa dello Stato, ma continuando > a invocare tutti i diritti propri delle entità private. > > In discorso è ampio e complesso, ma intanto condivido > con voi il seguente articolo di Brad Burnham del 2010: > *Web Services as Governments** > *http://www.usv.com/2010/06/web-services-as-governments.php > Ci sarebbero cosi` tante cose da dire e discutere su un argomento cosi` complesso... sicuramente piu` di quante si possano scrivere con una e-mail. In ogni caso, vorrei semplicemente segnalare una dimensione della questione che non ha a mio parere ricevuto sufficiente attenzione sino ad oggi (o forse mi sono sfuggite le discussioni in merito, nel qual caso sarei lieto di essere smentito!), cioe` l'aspetto legato alle relazioni internazionali e alla relativa dimensione "strategica". Per sintetizzare (male) il problema che mi pongo e` se abbiamo riflettuto sufficientemente sul modo in cui i cosiddetti "non-State actors", in particolare ma non solo le grandi aziende del settore ICT, siano state e siano utilizzate come "longa manus" degli Stati nel raggiungere i relativi obbiettivi strategici (militari; commerciali; generalmente parlando, diplomatici). Alcune riflessioni in merito si possono trovare nei paper sul "21st Century Statecraft" del Dipartimento di Stato USA, ma si tratta ovviamente di riflessioni "interne" ed "interessate". P.S.: mi rendo conto che la mia permanenza a Mordor ha definitivamente ucciso qualsiasi scarso controllo sulla lingua italiane io abbia mai avuto. Scusate per eventuali errori, inglesismi e convoluzioni carpiate delle frasi. A presto, -- I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind. Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro

Dec. 12, 2012

Global trend

by Diego Giorio

Anche se si dice che è sempre difficile fare previsioni, soprattutto sul futuro, segnalo questo report sul mondo del 2030: http://globaltrends2030.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/global-trends-2030-nove… Forse sono un po' "border topic", ma sicuramente non "out of topic", dato che il mondo del futuro non prescinde dalla rete, dalle sue applicazioni e dalle sue potenzialità sociali Saluti, e Buone Feste a tutti Diego

Dec. 12, 2012

Google Italia, chiesto il carcere per tre manager

by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it

Dec. 11, 2012

Chronicle: "Size Isn't Everything"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

December 10, 2012 Size Isn't Everything For academe's future, think mash-ups not MOOC's By Cathy N. Davidson My reading material to and from London recently for the annual open-source programming event known as Mozfest, or theMozilla Festival, <http://mozillafestival.org/>included two glossy magazines focusing on the future of education: the November 19 cover story in/Forbes/and the entire November issue of/Wired UK,/an offshoot of the American magazine. Education is rarely seen as sexy or lucrative enough to take over business and technology magazines. Should educators be delighted by this unexpected attention---or very, very worried? A little of both./Wired UK/raises the possibility that the university may have to restructure itself. That undoubtedly will raise numerous hackles. But from an intellectual standpoint, it signals a revolution in waiting./Forbes,/on the other hand, touts the financial promise of investments in MOOC's and other digital educational offerings. Entrepreneurs and college administrators are already heeding that siren call. But it is mostly the sound of yesterday. [...] Continua qui: http://chronicle.com/article/Size-Isnt-Everything/136153

Dec. 11, 2012

European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy

by Andrea Glorioso

FYI http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2012/12/european-parliament-endorses-first-ev… European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2012/12/european-parliament-endorses-first-ev…> 11.12.2012 *Posted in: *Digital Agenda<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/digital-agenda/>, EUROPA <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/>, Foreign Affairs<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/foreign-affairs/>, human rights <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/human-rights/>, International Trade <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/international-trade/>, Internet Freedom<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/foreign-affairs/internet-free…>, Internet Politics<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/internet-politics/>, parliamentary work<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/parliamentary-work/>, Policy Map<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/content-types/policy-map/>, Timeline <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/content-types/timeline/>, Top Stories <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/content-types/top-stories/> A large majority of the European Parliament today endorsed the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU’s foreign policy. I’m very happy with the wide support my report received. The Parliament now unequivocally acknowledges that digital freedoms, like uncensored access to the internet, are fundamental rights which deserve equal protection as traditional human rights. My strategy sets out a number of concrete points of action to be incorporated in the EU’s trade and development policies. New technologies bring huge opportunities, but people can only really enjoy them if we also tackle the threats emerging from the rise of ICTs, for example by authoritarian regimes. I want to express my gratitude to everyone who contributed to the report via my website, Facebook or Twitter. New technologies also offer ways for politicians to make better policies by working together with experts, voters and anyone interested. I pledge to continue doing so. Much work now has to be done to turn policies into concrete actions, for which I will need your support. I’m looking forward to continue joining hands in promoting and defending digital freedoms, both within the EU and far beyond. Kind regards, Marietje Schaake ============================= *European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy* With a large majority the European Parliament today adopted the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU’s foreign policy. Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) and Rapporteur for the report is happy with the broad support. Schaake: “The Parliament unequivocally acknowledges that digital freedoms, like uncensored access to the internet, are fundamental rights which deserve equal protection as traditional human rights. I have set out a number of concrete points of action to be incorporated in the EU’s trade and development policies. New technologies bring huge opportunities, but people can only really enjoy them if we also tackle the threats emerging from the rise of ICTs, for example by authoritarian regimes.” *Struggle for human rights* Over the past months Schaake has managed to put the revolutionary impact of the internet and new technologies on societies and our day-to-day lives on the EU’s political agenda. “The struggle for human rights increasingly has a technological side”, Schaake says. “Prisons are populated by dissidents confronted with their own internet and mobile communications.Irancontinues the building of a virtual bunker, which eventually will cut off the Iranians from the World Wide Web through the creation of a ‘Halal Internet’. Plans are presented to make anonymous blogging inChinaillegal andRussiais stepping up the monitoring of online traffic.” *Concrete actions* Unrestricted access to an open internet is an important enabler of fundamental rights, an indispensable prerequisite for enjoying universal human rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, and for ensuring transparency and accountability in public life. Schaake’s report on A Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy includes many concrete measures. EU’s trade and association agreements, development programs and accession negotiations should be made conditional on respect for digital freedoms. Collected digital evidence, like smart phone pictures and clips of human rights violations should be admissible in court proceedings. Moreover, the EU should stop the export of digital arms: technologies used by authoritarian regimes to track and trace human rights activists, journalists and dissidents. “These kinds of exports toIranandSyriaare blocked now”, Schaake says. “But we need rules and regulations that ensure accountability of companies regarding the impact of their products and software, like misuse for human rights violations. We should think about ‘human rights by design’ to prevent or limit future harm.” *Credibility* The EU should help build the basic ICT infrastructure in developing counties, and provide wireless tablets to enable (online) education. To be a credible defender and advocate the EU domestically has to maintain high standards of digital freedom. The strategy calls on the EU to codify the principle of net neutrality, like theNetherlandsdid in 2012. European companies forced by third country government to take down online content, should be able to count on political backing from European authorities like the High Representative for Foreign Policy or the EU’s Trade Commissioner. *Global player* The EU should globally take the lead in promoting and protecting digital freedoms, Schaake explains. “EU is the world’s largest trading block, but it is also a community of values. It should use its power and act as a global player. The global and borderless nature of the Internet requires new forms of international cooperation and governance with multiple stakeholders. Technologies should be used to promote transparency and freedom.” *Crowd-sourced report* MEP Schaake used an innovative way of writing her report. She posted a discussion paper online on the EU’s digital freedom strategy in its external actions, and invited various stakeholders to provide input through crowd-sourcing. Many internet users, NGO’s, governments and businesses did so. “This is one of the many opportunities of the Internet: bridging the gap between citizens and politics”, says Schaake. Please find the full report here<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+…> . -- -- I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind. Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro

Dec. 11, 2012

BEREC has adopted two summaries and the updated reports on net neutrality

by Andrea Glorioso

FYI http://berec.europa.eu/eng/news_consultations/whats_new/1281-berec-has-adop… BEREC has adopted two summaries and the updated reports on net neutrality 10 December 2012 BEREC adopted an Overview and a Summary of BEREC’s approach to net neutrality at the BEREC Plenary on 6 December 2012. The Overview provides a concise description of three years of BEREC’s activities in the field of net neutrality. It summarizes briefly how the Internet works and presents findings related to retail and wholesale relationships and observations in the context of net neutrality. Furthermore, the paper presents what regulators can do in order to promote net neutrality. More specific explanations are available in the “Summary of BEREC positions on net neutrality”. The adopted documents are available here: 1. BoR (12) 140: “Overview of BEREC approach to NN”<http://berec.europa.eu/files/document_register_store/2012/12/BoR_%2812%29_1…> 2. BoR (12) 146: “Summary of BEREC positions on net neutrality“<http://berec.europa.eu/files/document_register_store/2012/12/BoR_%2812%29_1…> BEREC adopted updated reports after the summer’s public consultation on net neutrality, at the BEREC Plenary on 6 December 2012. Furthermore, - the Report on the BEREC public consultation<http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/?…>on net neutrality was adopted in order to provide interested parties with a brief overview of the results of the consultation; - the Report on differentiation practices and related competition issues in the scope of net neutrality<http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/?…>examines and assesses the potential impact on end-users of departures from net neutrality at the initiative of ISPs; - the Quality of Service Guidelines<http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/regulator…>, which discuss the purpose as well as the scope and extent of USD Article 22 (3), which introduces the competence of NRAs to set minimum quality of service requirements in order to prevent degradation of service; - the focus of the Report on assessment of IP interconnection <http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/?…>in the context of net neutrality is on the wholesale level of interconnection between ISPs and other intermediaries in the Internet value chain, analysing how deviations from net neutrality may be reflected at the interconnection level governing transmission of packets across the Internet as a collection of different networks. --- Ciao, -- I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind. Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro

Dec. 11, 2012