Virginia Díez
@vdiez.bsky.social
EN/ES
Digital Commons | Communications at Open Future Foundation | PhD Candidate in Economics
Digital Commons | Communications at Open Future Foundation | PhD Candidate in Economics
The paper looks at how generative AI is changing society, and how societies are using it to access, produce and value information. It points out two big risks to how knowledge is controlled. Read more ⬇️
📄 New White Paper: "Beyond AI & Copyright: Funding a Sustainable Information Ecosystem."
@paulk.bsky.social examines how AI impacts information control, argues for public AI models, and proposes a levy system on commercial AI services to support the digital commons.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
@paulk.bsky.social examines how AI impacts information control, argues for public AI models, and proposes a levy system on commercial AI services to support the digital commons.
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Beyond AI and copyright – Open Future
This White Paper calls for a levy on commercial AI systems to fund public infrastructures and ensure a sustainable Digital Knowledge Commons in the generative AI era.
openfuture.eu
June 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The paper looks at how generative AI is changing society, and how societies are using it to access, produce and value information. It points out two big risks to how knowledge is controlled. Read more ⬇️
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It will be great when we finally democratise higher education governance and we'll look back on this strange period where people from business were given control of our universities and then ran them into the ground.
June 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It will be great when we finally democratise higher education governance and we'll look back on this strange period where people from business were given control of our universities and then ran them into the ground.
La sociedad civil pide a la UE inversión en ecosistemas digitales abiertos, mejoras en la interoperabilidad, una nube y una web social independientes y basadas en protocolos abiertos.
✍️ We signed a civil society statement that urges EU leaders to invest in open ecosystems, improve interoperability through the Digital Markets Act, develop EU cloud infrastructure, and support an independent social web based on open protocols.
openfuture.eu/blog/joint-s...
openfuture.eu/blog/joint-s...
Joint Statement on Building a Dynamic, Resilient and Sovereign Technology Ecosystem – Open Future
We have signed this joint statement urging EU leaders to invest in open, sovereign digital infrastructure and reduce platform dependence.
openfuture.eu
June 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
La sociedad civil pide a la UE inversión en ecosistemas digitales abiertos, mejoras en la interoperabilidad, una nube y una web social independientes y basadas en protocolos abiertos.
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🇪🇺 The EU's new digital policies are ambitious—but without substantial investment in public infrastructure and alternatives to Big Tech, they will remain merely aspirational.
Read Zuzanna Warso's analysis of recent EU digital policy developments: openfuture.eu/blog/europe-...
Read Zuzanna Warso's analysis of recent EU digital policy developments: openfuture.eu/blog/europe-...
Europe Talks Digital Sovereignty – Open Future
The EU takes steps toward digital sovereignty with new policies, but success requires substantial investment in public digital infrastructure.
openfuture.eu
June 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🇪🇺 The EU's new digital policies are ambitious—but without substantial investment in public infrastructure and alternatives to Big Tech, they will remain merely aspirational.
Read Zuzanna Warso's analysis of recent EU digital policy developments: openfuture.eu/blog/europe-...
Read Zuzanna Warso's analysis of recent EU digital policy developments: openfuture.eu/blog/europe-...
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🤖 How can academic communities regain control over AI in knowledge production? New report by Open Future fellow @samuelmoore.org explores governance strategies for the "scholarly commons".
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
May 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🤖 How can academic communities regain control over AI in knowledge production? New report by Open Future fellow @samuelmoore.org explores governance strategies for the "scholarly commons".
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Read more ⬇️
openfuture.eu/publication/...
Reminder on EU's AI regulation: Innovation thrives in sunlight, not shadows.
🇪🇺 "Simplification should not be a guise for deregulation"
New piece by Warso & Gahntz: The EU's pivot toward regulatory simplification risks compromising vital AI transparency rules. Long-term competitive advantage comes from innovation, not secrecy.
🔍 openfuture.eu/blog/gutting...
New piece by Warso & Gahntz: The EU's pivot toward regulatory simplification risks compromising vital AI transparency rules. Long-term competitive advantage comes from innovation, not secrecy.
🔍 openfuture.eu/blog/gutting...
Gutting AI transparency in the name of deregulation will not help Europe – Open Future
The EU's rush to simplify AI regulation risks weakening transparency rules. This regulatory shift threatens core principles needed for responsible AI development.
openfuture.eu
April 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Reminder on EU's AI regulation: Innovation thrives in sunlight, not shadows.
It is that informative time of the month. Subscribe to our newsletter ;)
🔔 Our March newsletter is out. We write about the new #CommonsDB initiative, welcome our new colleague @adityaxsingh.bsky.social, and update you on our copyright and public digital infrastructure work.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It is that informative time of the month. Subscribe to our newsletter ;)
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📱 We are building a public registry for openly licensed works. The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on what is planned.
Want more updates on the initiative? Subscribe to the newsletter: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
Want more updates on the initiative? Subscribe to the newsletter: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
CommonsDB: A Foundation for Transparent Digital Rights Information
Funded by the European Commission, the CommonsDB initiative is building a prototype registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works.
www.commonsdb.org
March 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📱 We are building a public registry for openly licensed works. The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on what is planned.
Want more updates on the initiative? Subscribe to the newsletter: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
Want more updates on the initiative? Subscribe to the newsletter: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
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🚀 The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on building a public registry for Public Domain and openly licensed works.
📬 Don’t miss out—subscribe to get the next issue delivered straight to your inbox: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
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March 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🚀 The first #CommonsDB newsletter features insights from @paulk.bsky.social and @posth.me on building a public registry for Public Domain and openly licensed works.
📬 Don’t miss out—subscribe to get the next issue delivered straight to your inbox: www.commonsdb.org/blog/commons...
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🛠️ Key takeaway from @ngicommons.bsky.social “Public Policies for Digital Commons” webinar: Open source software (OSS) is critical infrastructure, like roads & bridges.
Read more and watch the discussion: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Read more and watch the discussion: openfuture.eu/event/public...
March 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🛠️ Key takeaway from @ngicommons.bsky.social “Public Policies for Digital Commons” webinar: Open source software (OSS) is critical infrastructure, like roads & bridges.
Read more and watch the discussion: openfuture.eu/event/public...
Read more and watch the discussion: openfuture.eu/event/public...
“This report is a stark reminder of how the rhetoric of sovereignty can be co-opted by nationalist agendas that ultimately serve corporate giants rather than the public interest.”
🚨 The EP’s ITRE Committee will release a report on technological sovereignty—coordinated by far-right MEP Sarah Knafo (Reconquête!). While echoing the EU’s industrial agenda, it also fuels a deregulation push.
👉 Read our take: openfuture.eu/blog/own-ini...
👉 Read our take: openfuture.eu/blog/own-ini...
February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“This report is a stark reminder of how the rhetoric of sovereignty can be co-opted by nationalist agendas that ultimately serve corporate giants rather than the public interest.”
While some have narrowed digital public infrastructure to identity-payments-data systems, DPI encompasses a broader range of systems and motivations, as recognized by growing literature and communities of practice. More on this paper by @bulletprooflama.bsky.social
🔍 Our new paper, written by @bulletprooflama.bsky.social, maps DPI's evolution and calls for an expanded vision incorporating hardware, social infrastructure & democratic governance.
A must-read for anyone interested in the future of #PublicDigitalInfrastructure: openfuture.eu/publication/...
A must-read for anyone interested in the future of #PublicDigitalInfrastructure: openfuture.eu/publication/...
February 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
While some have narrowed digital public infrastructure to identity-payments-data systems, DPI encompasses a broader range of systems and motivations, as recognized by growing literature and communities of practice. More on this paper by @bulletprooflama.bsky.social
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"Over the years, expert after expert and organization after organization warned about the dangers of consolidating so much data in the hands of governments (and corporations)." - @zey.bsky.social
Opinion | Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To
What will DOGE do with access to personal data on almost all Americans?
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Over the years, expert after expert and organization after organization warned about the dangers of consolidating so much data in the hands of governments (and corporations)." - @zey.bsky.social
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How do you define #DigitalCommons and their relationship with #PublicDigitalInfrastructure?
📹 Watch this video presentation from @ngicommons.bsky.social at #FOSDEM: video.ngi.eu/w/8Je6q94Ugp...
📖 If you'd like to learn more, download @jankrewer.bsky.social 's report: openfuture.eu/publication/...
📹 Watch this video presentation from @ngicommons.bsky.social at #FOSDEM: video.ngi.eu/w/8Je6q94Ugp...
📖 If you'd like to learn more, download @jankrewer.bsky.social 's report: openfuture.eu/publication/...
NGI Commons at FOSDEM 2025: "Digital Commons as Pillars of Digital Sovereignty in Europe"
The Next Generation Internet PeerTube's instance is managed by the NGI Outreach office for the European Commission.
#NGI4eu #NextGenerationInternet #NGI #EU
video.ngi.eu
February 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
How do you define #DigitalCommons and their relationship with #PublicDigitalInfrastructure?
📹 Watch this video presentation from @ngicommons.bsky.social at #FOSDEM: video.ngi.eu/w/8Je6q94Ugp...
📖 If you'd like to learn more, download @jankrewer.bsky.social 's report: openfuture.eu/publication/...
📹 Watch this video presentation from @ngicommons.bsky.social at #FOSDEM: video.ngi.eu/w/8Je6q94Ugp...
📖 If you'd like to learn more, download @jankrewer.bsky.social 's report: openfuture.eu/publication/...
Definitely not ready for the Broligarchy.
📱 “Welcome to the harsh reality of money and politics!” Missed opportunities in #BigTech regulation have left crucial challenges unaddressed.
Article by @avilarenata.bsky.social and @burcuno.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️
www.techpolicy.press/ready-for-th...
#DigitalRights
Article by @avilarenata.bsky.social and @burcuno.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️
www.techpolicy.press/ready-for-th...
#DigitalRights
Ready for the Broligarchy? The Tech Accountability Community Needs a Reset | TechPolicy.Press
Burcu Kilic and Renata Ávila say new strategies and tactics are necessary to accelerate visionary national industrial policies for the digital economy.
www.techpolicy.press
February 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Definitely not ready for the Broligarchy.
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We're delighted to welcome @culturedoug.bsky.social to Open Future as our Senior Open Content Specialist. He will lead our CommonsDB project, developing an EU Registry of Public Domain and open-licensed works.
openfuture.eu/blog/meet-do...
#OpenGLAM #DigitalCommons #PublicDigitalInfrastructure
openfuture.eu/blog/meet-do...
#OpenGLAM #DigitalCommons #PublicDigitalInfrastructure
February 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We're delighted to welcome @culturedoug.bsky.social to Open Future as our Senior Open Content Specialist. He will lead our CommonsDB project, developing an EU Registry of Public Domain and open-licensed works.
openfuture.eu/blog/meet-do...
#OpenGLAM #DigitalCommons #PublicDigitalInfrastructure
openfuture.eu/blog/meet-do...
#OpenGLAM #DigitalCommons #PublicDigitalInfrastructure
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🛜 Interested in #DigitalCommons? Our monthly newsletter brings you updates on #PublicDigitalInfrastructure, #PublicAI, #CopyrightInfrastructure, and more.
💌 Our first issue of the year is out! Take a look and subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/e...
💌 Our first issue of the year is out! Take a look and subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/e...
February 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🛜 Interested in #DigitalCommons? Our monthly newsletter brings you updates on #PublicDigitalInfrastructure, #PublicAI, #CopyrightInfrastructure, and more.
💌 Our first issue of the year is out! Take a look and subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/e...
💌 Our first issue of the year is out! Take a look and subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox: mailchi.mp/openfuture/e...
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Nuestro recurso ya está en manos del Tribunal Supremo 🏛️
¿Puede la administración negarse a revelar cómo funcionan los programas que deciden sobre nuestros derechos? ¿Y alegar la propiedad intelectual como excusa? Defendemos que no y estos son nuestros argumentos.
https://civio.es/novedades/2025/…
¿Puede la administración negarse a revelar cómo funcionan los programas que deciden sobre nuestros derechos? ¿Y alegar la propiedad intelectual como excusa? Defendemos que no y estos son nuestros argumentos.
https://civio.es/novedades/2025/…
La transparencia de los algoritmos públicos, en juego: Civio presenta el recurso sobre BOSCO ante el Tribunal Supremo
¿Puede la administración negarse a revelar cómo funcionan los programas que deciden sobre nuestros derechos? ¿Y hacerlo alegando la propiedad intelectual como excusa? Defendemos que no, y el Alto…
civio.es
January 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Nuestro recurso ya está en manos del Tribunal Supremo 🏛️
¿Puede la administración negarse a revelar cómo funcionan los programas que deciden sobre nuestros derechos? ¿Y alegar la propiedad intelectual como excusa? Defendemos que no y estos son nuestros argumentos.
https://civio.es/novedades/2025/…
¿Puede la administración negarse a revelar cómo funcionan los programas que deciden sobre nuestros derechos? ¿Y alegar la propiedad intelectual como excusa? Defendemos que no y estos son nuestros argumentos.
https://civio.es/novedades/2025/…
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🔎 Openness stands as a fundamental principle, with emphasis on defining openness and transparency in AI systems.
Check our work with DPGA, GIZ, Mozilla, Digital Futures Lab, University of Pretoria or IT for change to know more about this topic: openfuture.eu/publication/...
Check our work with DPGA, GIZ, Mozilla, Digital Futures Lab, University of Pretoria or IT for change to know more about this topic: openfuture.eu/publication/...
Democratizing AI for the Public Good – Open Future
This policy brief considers open-source AI as a digital public good and provides recommendations for progressing toward AI democratization and accelerating the attainment of the SDGs.
openfuture.eu
January 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🔎 Openness stands as a fundamental principle, with emphasis on defining openness and transparency in AI systems.
Check our work with DPGA, GIZ, Mozilla, Digital Futures Lab, University of Pretoria or IT for change to know more about this topic: openfuture.eu/publication/...
Check our work with DPGA, GIZ, Mozilla, Digital Futures Lab, University of Pretoria or IT for change to know more about this topic: openfuture.eu/publication/...
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Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie defiende las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo.
Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie defiende las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo
Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie ha empezado a defender las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo. El joven, llamado Serapio Domínguez y natural de Zaragoza, l...
www.elmundotoday.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie defiende las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo.
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Estamos preparando las maletas de X...
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January 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Estamos preparando las maletas de X...
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🔧 Global chip shortages during COVID-19 led to massive investments to secure semiconductor supply chains. As geopolitical tensions rise, the EU and China explore #OpenSourceHardware as a path to digital sovereignty.
Read Jan Krewer's analysis:
openfuture.eu/blog/free-ch...
#DigitalCommons
Read Jan Krewer's analysis:
openfuture.eu/blog/free-ch...
#DigitalCommons
Free Chips? Collaboration vs. Sovereignty in EU’s Industrial Strategy – Open Future
Analysis of the EU's challenge in balancing digital sovereignty with openness in its industrial strategy, focusing on reducing dependence on foreign semiconductors.
openfuture.eu
January 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🔧 Global chip shortages during COVID-19 led to massive investments to secure semiconductor supply chains. As geopolitical tensions rise, the EU and China explore #OpenSourceHardware as a path to digital sovereignty.
Read Jan Krewer's analysis:
openfuture.eu/blog/free-ch...
#DigitalCommons
Read Jan Krewer's analysis:
openfuture.eu/blog/free-ch...
#DigitalCommons
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🎉 It is our birthday!
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.
Over two decades later, it has become one of the largest and most trusted sources of knowledge on the internet, with 63+ million articles in 300+ languages.
Read all about the history of Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/KYn
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.
Over two decades later, it has become one of the largest and most trusted sources of knowledge on the internet, with 63+ million articles in 300+ languages.
Read all about the history of Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/KYn
January 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🎉 It is our birthday!
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.
Over two decades later, it has become one of the largest and most trusted sources of knowledge on the internet, with 63+ million articles in 300+ languages.
Read all about the history of Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/KYn
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was launched.
Over two decades later, it has become one of the largest and most trusted sources of knowledge on the internet, with 63+ million articles in 300+ languages.
Read all about the history of Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/KYn
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@paulk.bsky.social analyzes @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy and @freeourfeeds.com initiatives aimed at creating social media infrastructure that serves the public interest. #DigitalCommons #TheParadoxOfOpen
openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...
openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...
Publicly Governed Infrastructure is the Key to Sustainable Social Media – Open Future
Recent developments in decentralized social media signal a pivotal shift away from corporate-controlled platforms.
openfuture.eu
January 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
@paulk.bsky.social analyzes @joinmastodon.org.web.brid.gy and @freeourfeeds.com initiatives aimed at creating social media infrastructure that serves the public interest. #DigitalCommons #TheParadoxOfOpen
openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...
openfuture.eu/blog/publicl...
Yat, Yi , Saam, Sei, Ng, Luk, Tsaat, Baat, Gau, Sap
🥋🙏 @marrana.bsky.social
🥋🙏 @marrana.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Yat, Yi , Saam, Sei, Ng, Luk, Tsaat, Baat, Gau, Sap
🥋🙏 @marrana.bsky.social
🥋🙏 @marrana.bsky.social