Intestinal considerations on the commons
Once we know what the commons can be, how it can be governed and by whom, the question is: What does the commons stand for? That is, what social project does it carry?
by Olivier Blondeau
Olivier Blondeau est docteur en sciences politiques. Il travaille depuis une quinzaine d'années sur les questions d'innovations technologiques et politiques, depuis les premières mobilisations sur Internet jusqu'aux smartcities et à l'Internet des capteurs et des datas. Il a dirigé (avec Florent Latrive) «Libres enfants du savoir numérique» (éditions de l'Eclat, 2000) et a écrit (avec Laurence Allard) «Devenir Média. L'activisme sur Internet, entre défection et expérimentation», (éditions Amsterdam, 2007).
The Github example of commons
After discussing the theoretical dimension of the commons, Olivier Blondeau shows how the Github platform, well known to makers and developers, constitutes a common good.
Commoners of the world, let’s defend ourselves!
What are commons exactly? The defense of informational common goods presupposes the acknowledgement of former collective economic forms.
All hail P2P energy
In Brooklyn, neighbors are buying and selling their own electricity using the blockchain. For Olivier Blondeau, a new relationship with energy is coming.
Social and solidarity innovation project
Is the start-up the only economic model for makers? For Olivier Blondeau, it is time to find other solutions for disruptive innovation, to be found in the social economy.
Forking is not stealing (as long as you reshare)
First column for Makery by Olivier Blondeau, author of an anthology about digital knowledge who reminds us of the principles of sharing.