Another localisation oriented idea that gets less press attention is the concept of local currencies (or "locabucks" as I'm now dubbing them), an idea which has its roots in the Great Depression as a mechanism for escaping the liquidity trap - and thus might be relevant again in the not-too distant future if present trends continue. - Michel Bauwens
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak with Michel Bauwens yesterday and he couldn't praise Citilab-Cornellà highly enough. I certainly got the impression that the place is not the typical council-funded project filled with bureaucrats and powered by enchufes, but a genuine place full of imagination - Michel Bauwens
Cheap digital technology and broadband access have broken the moving-image monopoly held by production companies and broadcasters. In its place a new theatre of public information has emerged. It is a messy, alternative realm of video creation and exchange that extends across the internet, television, festivals and campaigns. - Michel Bauwens
This colloquium takes as its subject the making of financial markets through the use of mathematical and other models. The aim is to consider the roles of language, representation and, in particular, models in the mapping of financial markets. What is a model? - Michel Bauwens
The Free Networks Movement wants to build a network infrastructure based on open standards that is built and controlled by civil society itself. - Michel Bauwens
some important thinking on how news coverage needs to change in the Internet Age. They argue that a flow of shallow, time-dependent stories no longer works as a foundation for helping readers understand the world. - Michel Bauwens
in an economic forum titled "Local Alternatives to Confront the Crisis of Capitalism" in the rural town of Carora in central Venezuelan state of Lara last week. The purpose of the conference was to share information and articulate concrete plans for the construction of a de-centralized, non-capitalist economy - Michel Bauwens
involves applying principles from the remarkable free and open-source software movement that provides a powerful new way to design physical objects, machines and systems. All information involved in creating the object or system is made available on the Internet – such as text, drawings, photographs and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models - Michel Bauwens
Kamikaze Cookery is released weekly at www.kamikazecookery.com and on YouTube. All episodes are released under the "free to share" Creative Commons license. - Michel Bauwens
