Post AWUEi2v76oXSFxap4C by Di4na@hachyderm.io
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 (DIR) Post #AWNS8252nCuOTjEw1Q by openfuture@eupolicy.social
       2023-06-05T09:24:57Z
       
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       Together with 40 signatories, we have just released a Civil Society Statement in which we urge the EU to invest in #DemocraticInfrastructure and the #DigitalCommons to ensure Europe’s digital sovereignty and a just digital transformation 👇  https://openfuture.eu/blog/civil-society-statement-on-democratic-digital-infrastructure/
       
 (DIR) Post #AWNS84Uzngr7ynOgka by openfuture@eupolicy.social
       2023-06-05T09:27:29Z
       
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       We are pleased to see that these goals are supported by a broad spectrum of civil society. The list of signatories includes organizations with a strong focus on digital policy issues, such as @edri, @communia, @creativecommons, Open Knowledge Foundation, and Wikimedia Europe but also representatives of trade unions, such as the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and organizations working on the social and ecological transition, such as @commonsnetwork #DigitalPublicSpace
       
 (DIR) Post #AWUEi04DiV2ZPKpYLQ by Di4na@hachyderm.io
       2023-06-05T10:42:00Z
       
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       @openfuture As someone working on Digital Infrastructure, I find it fascinating that the things you call for in this are... not infrastructural at all, but rather specific, high-level, and niche. There is a lot of digital commons and digital infrastructure in desperate need of support and work, to ensure that society keeps running—infrastructure in other words. But none of that is reflected in these calls. We get call for Mastodon or Peertube, but nothing for browsers or TLS or NTP or ...
       
 (DIR) Post #AWUEi0q4qZJznlDlwG by tarkowski@101010.pl
       2023-06-08T16:16:08Z
       
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       @Di4na Hi Thomas, and thanks for the comment. I see the statement as being quite generic, and arguing for greater support by European public institutions for the creation and maintenance of digital public infrastructures - without naming them. I actually think that at some point a "priority list" should be created (the way the EU defines high-value data that needs to be made open) - but for this to happen we need to have a mechanism in place to provide support. And I get your general point - I think that the reason #Fediverse gets mentioned is because it managed to get some level of social recognition and even hype (great). But I think people are aware that we need to resource well also things like very obscure (to the public eye) but important code libraries.@openfuture
       
 (DIR) Post #AWUEi2v76oXSFxap4C by Di4na@hachyderm.io
       2023-06-05T10:43:34Z
       
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       @openfuture I do not want to diminish the importance of interoperable "social" tools. It is important and I am happy you do it. But murkying the waters of "Digital Infrastructure" will just steal visibility and resources that are already scarce for the infrastructure you build this stuff on top of.