Aral Balkan

Our proposal to add a 7th pillar to DiEM25’s Progressive Agenda for Europe – the Internet of People; a progressive technology policy for Europe – was approved by the Validating Council by 95.65% of the vote.

I look forward to working with all of you to draft a compelling democratic, decentralised, and progressive counter-narrative to Silicon Valley’s #SurveillanceCapitalism

https://internal.diem25.org/en/vc/view_vote/26

#InternetOfPeople https://d25.community/media/2hYWz4SIZxWSTDkug64

Jul 5, 2017 at 4:21pmWeb
Show threadLeaJul 5, 2017
@aral Saw that yesterday - great news! Just told everybody at one workshop here of the Internet of People :-) Kobe, his friends from Hamburg & I thought about meeting tomorrow after the evening event. Where is not yet clear but we'll find each other & a place!
Show threadAral BalkanJul 6, 2017
@Lea Thanks :) And cool, yes. Will direct message you my number just in case but I should have data and will be checking Mastodon, etc.
Show threadJulian RinghofJul 7, 2017
@aral Great news! However, isn't the title The Internet of People somewhat misleading because it evokes the impression that technology is not discussed as a whole in the 7th pillar? Of course due to IOT, technology will mostly be connected soon but hopefully there will still be alternative, unconnected technology solutions..
This pillar will focus on progressive and decentralized technology in general, correct?
#SurveillanceCapitalism #InternetOfPeople #p-7 #diem25
Show threadAral BalkanJul 10, 2017
@juls Hey Julian, the Internet of People moniker is meant to invoke an internal of individuals that own and control their own space/place on it as opposed to an Internet of Things (that belong to Corporations, which we then rent). The issue of freedom *from* technology has been brought up several times and it is an aspect that we will definitely work to protect within our policies. Decentralised/interoperable/free and open is the focus for the alternates, yes.