Author Archives: Daniel Dietrich

Daniel Dietrich

Daniel Dietrich lives, dreams and works in Berlin. I am a digital rights, privacy and freedom of speech advocate, media activist & artist, a critical thinker & philosopher. I work as an IT researcher, social media and communications consultant. Besides this there is not so much to say about me. You can learn more about me and my thoughts visiting my projects and my personal blogs. You can also find me on some social media sites as twitter or facebook and contact me directly.

“Boredom is always counterrevolutionary. Always.” Guy Debord

My utopia is freedom, openness and cooperation of free people through free agreements. I’m looking for projects that discuss concepts of freedom, openness and cooperation in theory and / or practice. Freedom of expression, open access, open data and transparency as well as a free [free like freedom, not like free beer] access to knowledge, education and our intellectual and cultural commons are the prerequisites of a free and open society. Let’s push things forward!

Finnish Open Data Guidebook

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Introducing the Cycle of Transparency

In einem bemerkenswerten Artikel beschreibt Jake Brewer von der Sunlight Foundation die verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Instanzen, ihre Rollen und ihr Zusammenspiel für einen transparenten Staat: Introducing the Cycle of Transparency Government transparency is that rarest of political phenomena — a great idea with support across the political spectrum and popularity among the public. Yet, here we are in [...]
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Conrad Wolfram: “Wir machen Expertenwissen zugänglich”

Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
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World Day Against Cyber Censorship

Reporters Without Borders will celebrate World Day Against Cyber Censorship on 12 March. This event is intended to rally everyone in support of a single Internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all. It is also meant to draw attention to the fact that, by creating new spaces for exchanging ideas and information, the Internet [...]
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Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide

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Transparenz in der Parteienfinanzierung

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Europe 2020: Commission proposes new economic strategy in Europe

The European Commission has published a proposal for a new economic strategy in Europe titled: EUROPE 2020: A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The press release IP/10/225 titled: Europe 2020: Commission proposes new economic strategy in Europe, states: In order to meet the targets, the Commission proposes a Europe 2020 agenda consisting of a series [...]
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Open Energy Info

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Economist: European Commission PSI re-use Directive has no bite!

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Infografiken 24 x Deutschland

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