Amsterdam, 16 August 2010. - A broad coalition of Dutch civil society organisations expresses its serious worries about the policymaking process and contents of the anti-imitation agreement ACTA. The negotiations about this international treatment take place for the most of it in secret. The organisations have sent an open letter to call upon the Dutch government to increase the transparency of the negotiations and reduce the scope of the proposed agreement.
The Free Knowledge Institute (FKI) is a non-profit organisation that fosters the free exchange of knowledge in all areas of society. Inspired by the Free Software movement, the FKI promotes freedom of use, modification, copying and distribution of knowledge in four different but highly related fields: education, technology, culture and science.
A vision for the FTA
Submitted by wouter on Mon, 02/05/2011 - 10:31.
Recently we came together with the partners of the Free Technology
Academy at the Open University Netherlands in Heerlen to discuss strategies and concrete plans to go forward. In this
post I will try to explain the main aspects of the vision we discussed in the session "Evolving Free Technology Education together. A vision for the Free Technology Academy."
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Varna Free University from Bulgaria joins the FTA
The FTA Network is maturing. Today the Varna Free University from Bulgaria has joined the Free Technology Academy as Associate Partner. The VFU will start providing FTA courses in Bulgarian and furthermore is planning to set up its own master programme in collaboration with FTA partners.
Building a Shared Free Technology Master Curriculum
Submitted by wouter on Wed, 26/01/2011 - 08:29.As you may know the Free Knowledge Institute seeks to advance the sharing of knowledge and take away technical, social and legal impediments. One of our core activities lies in education and over the last years we have established a network of universities and specialised groups working together in offering master level courses online through the Free Technology Academy. Together we want to go further and develop a shared master curriculum on Free Technologies (FT). We understand FT to include Free Software (OSS / Libre Software), Open Standards, Free Hardware.
Free Technology Academy and Free Software Foundation Partner to Expand Access to Master's Program in Free Software
The Free Knowledge Institute is proud to welcome the Free Software Foundation in the Free Technology Academy Partner network.
The Knowledge Society – a Freedom Centred Perspective
The core team behind the Free Knowledge Institute publishes an article about the Knowledge Society from a freedom centred perspective. This week it is presented by David Jacovkis at the Free Culture Research Conference in Berlin.
EC Public Consultation about the Open Internet and Net Neutrality
European regulators are under pressure to maintain and enforce net neutrality. Many service providers would like to restrict your internet traffic. Only regulators can prohibit that from happening and enforce a free, open and neutral internet.
The European Commission asked for comments in their Public Consultation. The Free Knowledge Institute has sent in this submission.
Gleducar joins FTA
Amsterdam, 29 September 2010. We are happy to announce the joining of Gleducar into the FTA network. Argentine non-profit organisation Gleducar has been working in the Free/Open Education field for almost ten years. It has built a community with over 500 educators and learners and is one of the most important educational initiatives of Latin America.
P2P Foundation joins the FTA
The Free Knowledge Institute is very pleased to start a new collaboration with the Foundation for P2P Alternatives to make theories about Peer Production and the Commmons widely available through the FTA Network. Here follows the FTA announcement.
European Parliament Vs. ACTA: Rejection is the only option
Paris, September 8th, 2010 - The adoption by the European Parliament of Written Declaration 12 opposing the ACTA agreement sends a strong political signal. European Commission shows its will to quickly conclude the negotiations of this agreement that includes harmful provisions for fundamental rights. ACTA aims at circumventing democracy to impose now and later repressive legislation through secret negotiations. The European Parliament now has a unique occasion to firmly oppose it.
