Advancing Web3 for Fair and Creative Digital Content
Three years of DAFNE+ at the finish line
Funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme, DAFNE+ brought together a multidisciplinary consortium of ten partners from academia, industry, and the cultural sector to prototype new models for creating, sharing, and monetizing digital content in a transparent, secure, and equitable way. Now concluding after three years of intensive research, development, and real-world testing, the project leaves behind a decentralized, open-source platform powered by blockchain and NFT … read the full article
The invisible infrastructure
How IT infrastructure shapes public life, and how alternatives like free software and open formats can offer healthier paths forward
Data is everywhere. Europeans spend on average about 6 hours and 40 minutes online each day. Data capture is a silent process that occurs through our smartphones, public services, transportation systems, and healthcare services… read the full article
Connecting Makers, Fab Labs, and SMEs through the Interfacer Platform
Since 2022, the Fab City Foundation has supported the Interfacer project with outreach activities within the Fab City Global Initiative by raising awareness and gathering expert insights through round table discussions and working groups. This article provides information about the Interfacer platform, its benefits, and the progress made. It also explains how communities can use and engage with the platform…. read the full article
E-waste, the fastest growing waste stream in the EU
The news about the new Galaxy S21+ instruction manual published by Samsung, together with Apple’s ‘repairability’ scores for iPhone and MacBook added on the French online store, forced to do so in order to comply with the ‘repairability index’ law, adopted in France at the beginning of this year, has drawn attention on a very important topic, yet not as highlighted as it should be. I am talking about E-Waste, a vital issue both for the race against climate crisis and for the research on more ethical, inclusive and sustainable economic models… read the full article