Is science compatible with peer production?
By Eduard Aibar, associate professor and researcher, UOC-IN3 Science has often been described by many sociologists as a collective enterprise. Most scientific research is done in collaboration, and...
View ArticleReliability vs verifiability on Wikipedia, the peer production encyclopedia
By Pep Adrian, wikipedian in residence at the UOC. Wikipedia has been said to be the largest commons-based peer production project in the world. Since its creation in 2001 it has been edited and...
View ArticleKnowledge should be free
By Katherine Maher, Chief Communications Officer, Wikimedia Foundation. Knowledge should be free, open, and collaborative. This is the idea at the heart of Wikipedia. It is what has made Wikipedia the...
View ArticleThe citizen producer at the epicenter of the P2P revolution
By Albert Cañigueral, founder of ConsumoColaborativo and OuiShare Connector in Barcelona (Spain). Platforms are eating the world Never before in human history has been as simple as today to coordinate...
View ArticleProviding new sources of trust
By Javier Creus, founder of Ideas for Change and Pentagrowth. An entrepreneur and specialist in collaborative economy, Javier Creus believes it takes more than one to change the light bulb, but...
View ArticleOne white middle-class man
By Mayo Fuster, researcher, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3-UOC). Head of the P2PValue project and faculty associate at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Mayo Fuster relies on...
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