Jan Krewer

@jankrewer
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I like things to be open and green. I tweet mostly about #data #commons and #climate.

Researcher Agence française de développement (AFD)
PhD Student Centre d'Economie de l'Université Paris Nord (CEPN)
Associate PhD Student @cis_cnrs

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Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies — the strikes on Iran being just the latest.

In light of that, it’s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you that I’ve been regularly updating for months.

https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/

#tech #digitalsovereignty #iran #politics #geopolitics

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

Disconnect

Le Centre Internet et Société (CNRS) organise tout prochainement deux journées de conférences et tables rondes, autour des grandes thématiques du laboratoire :

Capitalisme numérique, science ouverte et propriété intellectuelle, méthodes et sources inédites pour l’analyse sociologique, souveraineté, espace public numérique, intelligence artificielle, empreinte environnementale du numérique, archives numériques, réglementation…

Elles se concluront en beauté par une performance artistique de Magali Desbazeille et Felipe Vilas-Boas @vilasboas suivie d’un temps d’échanges.

🗓️ Jeudi 25 et vendredi 26 septembre 2025, de 9h30 à 18h
📍 CNRS Site Pouchet, 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris 17e – Salle de conférence

Programme détaillé et inscription : https://cis.cnrs.fr/journees-du-cis-2025/

@cnrs @cnrsshs @shs @mate_shs_cnrs @cis_cnrs @olivier_sf @Xeniax @mdumasp @stephaniewojcik @AbelAussant @scoavoux @irene_deslef @mathieuoneil @amr @manonberriche @johninparis @bcaramiaux @adrientallent @rumya @sebastienshulz @melanieddr @jankrewer

Magali Desbazeille : https://www.desbazeille.fr/
Felipe Vilas-Boas : https://filipevilasboas.com/

Crédits Image : Halloween Together : https://www.diplexhotel.com/halloween-together

#CIS #internet #society #tech #numerique #OpenScience #science

📄 New White Paper: "Beyond AI & Copyright: Funding a Sustainable Information Ecosystem."

@paulk 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.

Read more: https://openfuture.eu/publication/beyond-ai-and-copyright/

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.

Open Future
Are you working on a free and open source project that contributes to the digital commons? Consider applying for NGI Zero funding. Our next deadline is June 1. If you can't make that, no worries, the next call opens right after.
We offer grants between 5 & 50k and grantees can also request practical support with licensing, security, accessibility, long-term sustainability, mentoring, UX testing, trouble shooting, packaging, internationalisation & more. https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250401-call.html
#FOSS #funding
NLnet; Apply for funding before June 1st 2025

Finally, you can also support us by making a donation.
PeerTube exists thanks to the contributions of thousands of people. Thank you so much for helping us to regain control of our videos!

Follow this link if you'd like to contribute: https://support.joinpeertube.org

We hope that many of you will share our enthusiasm for PeerTube and join us on this journey!

Soutenir PeerTube

Un logiciel libre pour reprendre le contrôle de vos vidéos

I wrote a blog post sharing some thoughts on what a holistic framework for evaluating and enhancing openness in FOSS may look like: https://tarakiyee.com/foss-is-more-than-just-licences/
FOSS is more than just Licences

Open Knowledge Foundation Germany has just released a new report titled: “From Software to Society: Openness in a Changing World” by Dr. Henriette Litta and Peter Bihr (I was also inter…

Tara Tarakiyee - Techverständiger
Juste magique. Vous vous souvenez de UnitedHealth, l'assurance US qui traitait mal ses clients en refusant de rembourser des traitements médicaux qui pouvaient leur sauver la vie ? Un type a tué le PDG de la boite à cause de ça. Alors UnitedHealth a décidé de mieux rembourser ses clients. Et du coup, un actionnaire (correction : qui n’est pas Blackrock), poursuit l'entreprise en justice parce que de telles pratiques (bonnes pour les clients) grignotent les marges !
https://medium.com/@hrnews1/blackrock-is-suing-unitedhealth-for-giving-too-much-care-to-patients-after-the-ceo-was-murdered-4af185038a62
BlackRock is Suing UnitedHealth for Giving “Too Much Care” to Patients After the CEO was Murdered

You think you’ve seen peak corporate insanity? Hold my beer.

Medium

Avec l’exposition «Paris noir», le Centre Pompidou espère amorcer sa «décolonisation»

Le #CentrePompidou expose cinquante ans d’expression d’une conscience noire à Paris et convoque 150 artistes d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et des États-Unis. Un geste inédit par son ampleur, mais aussi tardif, qui dit la difficulté à «décoloniser» de grandes institutions culturelles françaises.

https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/culture-et-idees/060425/avec-l-exposition-paris-noir-le-centre-pompidou-espere-amorcer-sa-decolonisation?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart

Avec l’exposition « Paris noir », le Centre Pompidou espère amorcer sa « décolonisation »

Le Centre Pompidou expose cinquante ans d’expression d’une conscience noire à Paris et convoque 150 artistes d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et des États-Unis. Un geste inédit par son ampleur, mais aussi tardif, qui dit la difficulté à « décoloniser » de grandes institutions culturelles françaises.

Mediapart

🌐 Latest @NGICommons webinar on “Public Policies for Digital Commons” explored public policies for digital commons in the EU.

Featuring insights on EU policies, sovereign tech funding, and open source investments from @senficon and other experts.

Read more and watch the recording: https://openfuture.eu/event/public-policies-for-digital-commons-webinar-european-tech-infrastructure-and-open-source-investment/

#DigitalCommons #EUTech

“Public Policies for Digital Commons” Webinar: European Tech Infrastructure and Open Source Investment – Open Future

NGI Commons' recent webinar brought together experts to explore digital commons policies, sovereign tech funding, and the future of open source in Europe.

Open Future

The EU's next Multiannual Financial Framework needs a fresh perspective. As geopolitical and economic challenges mount, we can't afford "business as usual."

In her latest piece for @Tagesspiegel Background, Zuzanna Warso argues that member states should prioritize public infrastructure maintenance and take a more realistic approach to innovation funding.

Click here for the freely available viewpoint (in German): https://background.tagesspiegel.de/digitalisierung-und-ki/briefing/die-eu-muss-ihre-oeffentlichen-investitionen-ueberdenken

#EuropeanUnion #PublicPolicy #DigitalPublicSpace