News and Research articles on Openness

Openness

Tyng-Ruey Chuang, Academia Sinica
Rebecca C. Fan, Academia Sinica
Ming-Syuan Ho, Academia Sinica
Kalpana Tyagi, Maastricht University
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Mar 2022 DOI: 10.14763/2022.1.1643

Openness is contextual. Open implies access to resources or participatory mode of production that can be otherwise closed or restricted in degrees. Openness does not necessarily lead to inclusiveness or equity, even though it may be used to invoke such ideals.

Digital commons

Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Felix Stalder, Zurich University of the Arts
PUBLISHED ON: 17 Dec 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.4.1530

Digital commons, understood as shared information, culture and knowledge resources created and maintained online, are a crucial concept to think about the development of the digital sphere beyond surveillance capitalism and steer it toward a more socially inclusive and sustainable economy and a renewal of democracy.