> The Annual Report of The Document Foundation for the year 2016 is now
> available as a PDF document, in three different versions: English Low
> Resolution, English High Resolution, and German.
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2017/07/21/annual-report-2016/
Thought you guys might be interested.
I have been following various discussions on android(a)lists.fsfe.org and I am wondering if FSFE has any policy on ethical issues with mobile phones e.g. Conflict mining, cobalt mining etc ?
Padraig
Hello everybody,
as you know the FSFE, as well as many of you, has been involved in the
software patent topic for many years. Now there is another way to get
active in this area.
Until 30 June you can participate in a survey for "CIFRA: Challenging
the ICT Patent Framework for Responsible Innovation", a project within
Horizon 2020 of the European Commission. The study is performed by Knut
Blind, who already previously did work on standardisation and patents in
Europe.
The FSFE was already involved in expert interviews for that project and
because we believe it is important to provide a diverse set of
rationales and arguments in this context, your participation will be
highly appreciated.
*Direct link* to the survey to be completed by 30 June 2017 (the results
will be made available at first to the respondents of the survey, and
then presented at a workshop on 30 October in Madrid):
https://inno.limequery.com/228186
The outline of the project:
> The importance of patents for the promotion of responsible innovation
> in ICT is in general acknowledged. This survey is conducted within the
> framework of CIFRA: Challenging the ICT Patent Framework for
> Responsible Innovation, a project within Horizon 2020 of the European
> Commission.
>
> We are aware of the various business models of the stakeholders
> involved in the development and commercialisation of ICT-related
> technologies and the different role ICT patents and other intellectual
> property rights play. Consequently, there is no single first best
> solution available. It is further acknowledged that the patent system
> is an integral legal framework which is respectful of IPR meeting the
> requirements of both 'innovative step' and 'novelty' – regardless of
> the technology, industry or sector.
>
> The objective of this study is to review the issues and possible
> improvements related to current framework for ICT patents to promote
> responsible innovation. This questionnaire is based on the review of
> the literature and interviews with stakeholders from various
> backgrounds. It aims to collect the opinions and attitudes of
> stakeholders involved in or with the ICT sector towards the current
> patent regime framework relevant for responsible innovation. Your
> answers to the questions of the survey, which we interpret as your
> personal opinion and not necessarily your organis ation’s official
> position, will be treated with absolute confidentiality. We will only
> analyse data on an aggregated level and include them in the final
> report of this project to be published on the project webpage
> http://cifra-h2020.eu/.
>
> We know about your time constraints, but would deeply appreciate your
> co-operation and your opinions in order to support the further
> development of an innovation-friendly patent regime for ICT in the
> European Union.
Please fill out the survey under <https://inno.limequery.com/228186> and
feel free to spread this e-mail with others interested in that topic.
Best Regards,
Matthias
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Dear all,
Estonian presidency in the Council of the EU is currently asking for
ideas for its upcoming ministerial declaration on e-government.
So-called Tallinn Declaration is going to be signed by e-government
ministers across the EU in October 2017, together with a number of
political proposals on how to build a trustworthy and interoperable
digital government. Tallinn Declaration is, therefore, designed to
express EU member states' joint vision for e-government and political
commitment to follow the goals set.
The proposal for the declaration is currently open for public comments
until **14 July**. The FSFE has already provided its comments to the
text by stressing the need to explicitly acknowledge Free Software and
Open Standards as necessary building blocks for any transparent,
accountable and truly interoperable digital government. For more
information, please follow the link:
https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170710-01.en.html
The FSFE encourages you to participate in this public consultation by
submitting your comments. Feel free to reuse the arguments laid out
above for your own submission and tell the EU ministers that truly
inclusive digital government for *all* citizens and businesses is
impossible without Free Software and Open Standards.
Please submit your comments here:
https://ideas4digitalgov.eu/
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Polina
--
Polina Malaja - Policy Analyst - Legal Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe, Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin
Contact: t +49-30-27595290 | Blog: blogs.fsfe.org/polina
Your support enables our work (fsfe.org/join)
The United Nations Prohibits Nuclear Weapons
by International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, 07.07.2017
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-united-nations-prohibits-nuclear-weapons/5…
ICAN
http://www.icanw.org/campaign-news/the-united-nations-prohibits-nuclear-wea…
Liebe freunde,
Off-Topic? No, i think not.
A good message. The prohibition of nuclear weapons, to sign until
20.09.2017. Today signed from 140 Nations. And many civil organisations.
1972 Prohibition of biological weapons
1992 Prohibition of chemical weapons
2017 Prohibition of nuclear weapons
???? Prohibition of all weapons
We can ignore G20. There are more important things.
with many greetings, willi
Asuncion, Paraguay
Hello.
I saw some demand on German Reddit here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/6kz2vv/wen_habt_ihr_so_bei_amazon_smil…
(Question: "So which [charity] do you usually choose for Amazon Smile?"
Linked answer: "Haven't seen FSF or FSFE on Amazon Germany yet..."; "I
also looked for them in vain".)
I realize Amazon has a lot of non-free offers and I think RMS has a
personal grudge on the Amazon Kindle, so I guess there is no chance of
us doing this?
Best regards,
Jonke
http://smile.amazon.de/gp/chpf/pd/ref=smi_ge_uaas_lpd_upd_pd_pd
P.S. I wasn't able to find out in which European countries other than
Germany and Austria Amazon Smile is available, the link above is in
German language.
For your information.
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