#publicinfrastructure — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publicinfrastructure, aggregated by home.social.
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Linux Foundation to launch the Open Health Stack body
The Linux Foundation plans to launch the Open Health Stack Software Foundation, backed by Google, the…
#NewsBeep #News #Technology #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence(AI) #AU #Australia #Cloud #Developers(Devs) #EnterpriseResourcePlanning(ERP) #Google #HealthTechnologies(HealthTech) #icd #Indonesia #interoperability #ITDepartment #Microsoft #OpenSource #OpenStandards #PublicInfrastructure #UNICEF #WorldBank
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Linux Foundation to launch the Open Health Stack body
The Linux Foundation plans to launch the Open Health Stack Software Foundation, backed by Google, the…
#NewsBeep #News #Technology #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence(AI) #AU #Australia #Cloud #Developers(Devs) #EnterpriseResourcePlanning(ERP) #Google #HealthTechnologies(HealthTech) #icd #Indonesia #interoperability #ITDepartment #Microsoft #OpenSource #OpenStandards #PublicInfrastructure #UNICEF #WorldBank
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Artistic Transformation of a Dutch Power Substation into a Turquoise Wall
📰 Original title: Studio RAP Turns a Dutch Power Substation Into a Rippling Turquoise Wall
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/artistic-transformation-of-a-dutch-power-substation-into-a-turquoise-wall.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world
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'The suite is designed to help public authorities, education systems, and regulated industries move away from US‑based productivity clouds while retaining a familiar, Microsoft Office-style workflow for end users'
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'The suite is designed to help public authorities, education systems, and regulated industries move away from US‑based productivity clouds while retaining a familiar, Microsoft Office-style workflow for end users'
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Recycling matters. But it arrives very late in the story.
A circular economy begins earlier: in design, repair, reuse, borrowing, public procurement, libraries, schools, and shared infrastructure.
Maybe the future is not about perfect consumers.
Maybe it is about better systems.
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #RepairCulture #Reuse #SustainableCities #PublicInfrastructure #SystemsThinking #ClimateJustice
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Recycling matters. But it arrives very late in the story.
A circular economy begins earlier: in design, repair, reuse, borrowing, public procurement, libraries, schools, and shared infrastructure.
Maybe the future is not about perfect consumers.
Maybe it is about better systems.
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #RepairCulture #Reuse #SustainableCities #PublicInfrastructure #SystemsThinking #ClimateJustice
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/?p=208922 Kenya Launches Major Urban Water Programme to Benefit Nearly 2 Million People #AfricanDevelopmentBank #BETAAgenda #Kenya #KenyaWaterSupply #NUWSSP #PublicInfrastructure #SanitationInfrastructure #SDG6 #UrbanDevelopment #Vision2030 #WaterSecurity
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RE: https://mastodon.au/@RenewEconomyRSSFeed/116479027932490739
The real issue here is the possibility to excise all #ProfitMaking #PowerGeneration from the Australian Grid. And the concerted efforts of #corporations to maintain their #RevenueChannels come what may with the help of current govt(s) support (legislative, regulatory, Tax and Funding support).
Full #HomePV penetration backed by #CommunityBatteries and #PublicInfrastructure (Transmission and control systems) could provide #FreeElectricity to all Homes in Australia. #ProfitMaking providers would be restricted to commercial consumption and exports (suitably taxed for a healthy and equitable economy). None of this is beyond the realms of possibility, political will is the only thing lacking to make the #3HoursFreeElectricity a 24 hour reality.
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RE: https://mastodon.au/@RenewEconomyRSSFeed/116479027932490739
The real issue here is the possibility to excise all #ProfitMaking #PowerGeneration from the Australian Grid. And the concerted efforts of #corporations to maintain their #RevenueChannels come what may with the help of current govt(s) support (legislative, regulatory, Tax and Funding support).
Full #HomePV penetration backed by #CommunityBatteries and #PublicInfrastructure (Transmission and control systems) could provide #FreeElectricity to all Homes in Australia. #ProfitMaking providers would be restricted to commercial consumption and exports (suitably taxed for a healthy and equitable economy). None of this is beyond the realms of possibility, political will is the only thing lacking to make the #3HoursFreeElectricity a 24 hour reality.
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CW: South Korea / Digital Rights & Connectivity Policy
South Korea Gives Everyone Free Mobile Internet — Just Don't Expect More Than 400 Kbps
https://abit.ee/en/artificial-intelligence/south-korea-free-internet-mobile-internet-sk-telecom-kt-lg-uplus-5g-digital-rights-en
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RE: https://eupolicy.social/@openfuture/116334604542398780
"The brief makes the case that the forthcoming #Cloud and #AI Development Act and the Digital Leadership window of the European Competitiveness Fund offer concrete opportunities to embed #publicdatastorage within the EU’s #digitalpolicy framework—not as a time-limited project, but as durable #publicinfrastructure deserving sustained public investment."
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RE: https://eupolicy.social/@openfuture/116334604542398780
"The brief makes the case that the forthcoming #Cloud and #AI Development Act and the Digital Leadership window of the European Competitiveness Fund offer concrete opportunities to embed #publicdatastorage within the EU’s #digitalpolicy framework—not as a time-limited project, but as durable #publicinfrastructure deserving sustained public investment."
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RE: https://eupolicy.social/@openfuture/116334604542398780
"The brief makes the case that the forthcoming #Cloud and #AI Development Act and the Digital Leadership window of the European Competitiveness Fund offer concrete opportunities to embed #publicdatastorage within the EU’s #digitalpolicy framework—not as a time-limited project, but as durable #publicinfrastructure deserving sustained public investment."
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RE: https://eupolicy.social/@openfuture/116334604542398780
"The brief makes the case that the forthcoming #Cloud and #AI Development Act and the Digital Leadership window of the European Competitiveness Fund offer concrete opportunities to embed #publicdatastorage within the EU’s #digitalpolicy framework—not as a time-limited project, but as durable #publicinfrastructure deserving sustained public investment."
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RE: https://eupolicy.social/@openfuture/116334604542398780
"The brief makes the case that the forthcoming #Cloud and #AI Development Act and the Digital Leadership window of the European Competitiveness Fund offer concrete opportunities to embed #publicdatastorage within the EU’s #digitalpolicy framework—not as a time-limited project, but as durable #publicinfrastructure deserving sustained public investment."
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लंदन की तर्ज पर दिल्ली की सड़कों का नया रूप: पैदल यात्रियों के लिए अलग लेन, पूरे इलाके रहेंगे गुलजार।
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/nd_london_like_raods_delhi_soon
#DelhiRoads #PedestrianFriendly #NightEconomy #UrbanPlanning #LondonModel #SmartCity #PublicInfrastructure #SPA #MCD #Delhi #News
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
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लंदन की तर्ज पर दिल्ली की सड़कों का नया रूप: पैदल यात्रियों के लिए अलग लेन, पूरे इलाके रहेंगे गुलजार।
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/nd_london_like_raods_delhi_soon
#DelhiRoads #PedestrianFriendly #NightEconomy #UrbanPlanning #LondonModel #SmartCity #PublicInfrastructure #SPA #MCD #Delhi #News
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
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Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran: Reclaiming Infrastructure as Civic Space
Jahad Metro Plaza/ KA Architecture Studio. Photo © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh Share Share Facebook Twitter Mai…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #ADNarrative #AgaKhanAwardforArchitecture #Architecture #Articles #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #CivicDesign #Design #Entertainment #Iran #KAArchitectureStudio #PublicInfrastructure #Publictransport #UrbanDensity #UrbanIntervention #UrbanMobility
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Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran: Reclaiming Infrastructure as Civic Space
Jahad Metro Plaza/ KA Architecture Studio. Photo © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh Share Share Facebook Twitter Mai…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #ADNarrative #AgaKhanAwardforArchitecture #Architecture #Articles #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #CivicDesign #Design #Entertainment #Iran #KAArchitectureStudio #PublicInfrastructure #Publictransport #UrbanDensity #UrbanIntervention #UrbanMobility
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Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran: Reclaiming Infrastructure as Civic Space
Jahad Metro Plaza/ KA Architecture Studio. Photo © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh Share Share Facebook Twitter Mai…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #ADNarrative #AgaKhanAwardforArchitecture #Architecture #Articles #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #CivicDesign #Design #Entertainment #Iran #KAArchitectureStudio #PublicInfrastructure #Publictransport #UrbanDensity #UrbanIntervention #UrbanMobility
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/27914/ Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran: Reclaiming Infrastructure as Civic Space #ADNarrative #AgaKhanAwardForArchitecture #Architecture #Articles #CivicDesign #Iran #KAArchitectureStudio #News #PublicInfrastructure #PublicTransport #Tehran #UrbanDensity #UrbanIntervention #UrbanMobility
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Making Infrastructure Visible: When Systems Become Architecture
CopenHill Energy Plant and Urban Recre…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #ArchDailyTopic2026TheTechnosphere #Architecture #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #BIG #Cities #CivicDesign #Design #DesignSystems #Energy #EnergyPlant #Entertainment #IndustrialArchitecture #Infrastructure #Mecanoo #Port #PowerPlant #PublicInfrastructure #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #UrbanDesign #UrbanTranformation #ZahaHadidArchitects
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https://www.alojapan.com/1457438/osaka-gifted-gold-bars-worth-3-6-million-to-improve-water-pipes-2/ Osaka Gifted Gold Bars Worth $3.6 Million to Improve Water Pipes #AnonymousDonation #Japan #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #PublicInfrastructure #大阪 #大阪府 Photo: Zlaťáky.cz via Unsplash Osaka, Japan’s third-largest city, recently received an unexpected gift. Back in November, an anonymous donor presented the city with gold bars worth ¥560 million (about $3.6 million). But the 46-pound bars came with a specific stipulation: the money must be used to im
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https://www.alojapan.com/1457368/osaka-gifted-gold-bars-worth-3-6-million-to-improve-water-pipes/ Osaka Gifted Gold Bars Worth $3.6 Million to Improve Water Pipes #AnonymousDonation #Japan #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #PublicInfrastructure #大阪 #大阪府 Photo: Zlaťáky.cz via Unsplash Osaka, Japan’s third-largest city, recently received an unexpected gift. Back in November, an anonymous donor presented the city with gold bars worth ¥560 million (about $3.6 million). But the 46-pound bars came with a specific stipulation: the money must be used to im
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/83113/ Vandalism Causes Flooding on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway #CarterBridge #DavidUmahi #FederalGovernment #flooding #Infrastructure #InfrastructureVandalism #lagos #LagosCalabarCoastalHighway #Nigeria #PublicAssets #PublicInfrastructure #RoadConstruction #ThirdMainlandBridge #Vandalism
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A federal judge has unfrozen $16 billion in funds withheld by Trump for rail infrastructure between NY & NJ. Friday’s court order c
Trump told Schumer that he would release the funds if Schumer supported renaming Dulles International Airport in Virginia and Penn Station in New York City after him. #TrumpNaziRegimeGrifters #PublicInfrastructure -
A federal judge has unfrozen $16 billion in funds withheld by Trump for rail infrastructure between NY & NJ. Friday’s court order c
Trump told Schumer that he would release the funds if Schumer supported renaming Dulles International Airport in Virginia and Penn Station in New York City after him. #TrumpNaziRegimeGrifters #PublicInfrastructure -
The @EUCommission will be present across several sessions at #FOSDEM26 🇪🇺
Topics include:
👉 Open-source implementation of European Data Spaces (SIMPL)
👉 Interoperability & the DMA
👉 Cyber Resilience Act & engagement with FOSS
👉 Sustaining Free & Open Source Software
👉 Open source in railways & mobilityA strong signal that #EU digital policy is increasingly built with the FOSS ecosystem, not just around it.
#FOSDEM #FOSS #EUdigital #DigitalCommons #OpenSource #PublicInfrastructure
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The @EUCommission will be present across several sessions at #FOSDEM26 🇪🇺
Topics include:
👉 Open-source implementation of European Data Spaces (SIMPL)
👉 Interoperability & the DMA
👉 Cyber Resilience Act & engagement with FOSS
👉 Sustaining Free & Open Source Software
👉 Open source in railways & mobilityA strong signal that #EU digital policy is increasingly built with the FOSS ecosystem, not just around it.
#FOSDEM #FOSS #EUdigital #DigitalCommons #OpenSource #PublicInfrastructure
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Rhaetian Railway has confirmed unauthorized access to customer data linked to its Vereina car shuttle ticketing system.
While card data was not impacted, exposed account credentials raise familiar questions around access control, credential storage, and customer-facing attack surfaces in transport infrastructure.
This incident reinforces the importance of continuous monitoring and credential hygiene in public-sector systems.
Follow @technadu for sober, technically grounded cybersecurity reporting.
Source: https://www.inside-it.ch/datenleck-bei-der-rhaetischen-bahn-20260122
Thoughts and analysis welcome.
#InfoSec #DataBreach #TransportSecurity #CredentialSecurity #PublicInfrastructure #CyberRisk
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Government to sue Leviste firm over terminated solar contracts
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Government to sue Leviste firm over terminated solar contracts
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There’s a difference between giving a community a tool and giving them access. Only one of those rewires how a place thinks.
Today’s piece is about the moment everything clicked. Just not the way we expected.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/rebuilding-digital-commons?r=6l8ed8
#DigitalCommons #CivicTech #OpenSource #PublicInfrastructure #SystemsThinking #EdTech #DigitalSovereignty #FutureOfDemocracy #CollectiveIntelligence #CivicInnovation
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"...[F]or those of us who have the luxury of not being in the trenches, it’s a good time to start talking about what a specifically socialist approach to municipal government might look like, especially when it comes to technology.
Fortunately, we have a historical precedent to help us think through this question. As Eric Blanc has argued, the experience of Milwaukee’s “sewer socialists” in the early twentieth century holds lessons for our current moment. Significantly, sewer socialism is a tradition that Mamdani himself has cited as inspiration. “Sewer socialism, to me, represents a belief that the worth of an ideology can only be judged by its delivery,” he said in an interview earlier this year.
The basic insight of sewer socialism is bringing people into your politics by improving their lives in obvious ways. “You win someone’s trust through an outcome” is how Mamdani puts it. The sewer socialists of Milwaukee made the case that municipal ownership of systems like sanitation, water, and power could deliver services more efficiently and more equitably than private ownership. They solved practical problems for their constituents while constructing working examples of a postcapitalist political economy in miniature.
The same method can be applied to the internet. Call it “digital sewer socialism.” Socialist elected officials in New York, Seattle, and beyond can craft policy interventions that increase the quality of life for residents by addressing the difficulties that arise in their relationship with technology. These interventions can be carried out in such a way that, by modeling socialist principles, they win wider support for socialist ideas."
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/digital-sewer-socialism-public-ownership
#USA #Socialism #SewerSocialism #DigitalSewerSocialism #PublicGoods #PublicInfrastructure
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"...[F]or those of us who have the luxury of not being in the trenches, it’s a good time to start talking about what a specifically socialist approach to municipal government might look like, especially when it comes to technology.
Fortunately, we have a historical precedent to help us think through this question. As Eric Blanc has argued, the experience of Milwaukee’s “sewer socialists” in the early twentieth century holds lessons for our current moment. Significantly, sewer socialism is a tradition that Mamdani himself has cited as inspiration. “Sewer socialism, to me, represents a belief that the worth of an ideology can only be judged by its delivery,” he said in an interview earlier this year.
The basic insight of sewer socialism is bringing people into your politics by improving their lives in obvious ways. “You win someone’s trust through an outcome” is how Mamdani puts it. The sewer socialists of Milwaukee made the case that municipal ownership of systems like sanitation, water, and power could deliver services more efficiently and more equitably than private ownership. They solved practical problems for their constituents while constructing working examples of a postcapitalist political economy in miniature.
The same method can be applied to the internet. Call it “digital sewer socialism.” Socialist elected officials in New York, Seattle, and beyond can craft policy interventions that increase the quality of life for residents by addressing the difficulties that arise in their relationship with technology. These interventions can be carried out in such a way that, by modeling socialist principles, they win wider support for socialist ideas."
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/digital-sewer-socialism-public-ownership
#USA #Socialism #SewerSocialism #DigitalSewerSocialism #PublicGoods #PublicInfrastructure
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RE: https://mas.to/@Techaltar/115694998710882952
The US’s geopolitical maneuvers—real or perceived—remind us that sovereignty isn’t a gift; it’s a practice.
If tech stacks can be weaponized or alliances destabilized, the question isn’t whether we’ll take sovereignty seriously, but who gets to define it.@Techaltar post hits the nerve: states guard borders and currencies, yet outsource the foundations of modern life—software, hardware, and data—to a handful of corporate monopolies. That’s not just technical risk; it’s political dependence.
Sovereignty today isn’t about flags or treaties. It’s control over protocols, algorithms, and the tools that shape how societies think and act. FLOSS and open hardware aren’t ideological luxuries—they’re the only credible path to digital self-determination.
Relying on closed, proprietary stacks means sovereignty on lease. When platforms can silence nations, throttle access, or hide backdoors, sovereignty becomes a slogan, not a system.
Institutions rarely lead change; they react when crises force the issue. Real transformation starts bottom-up—from a culture that values curiosity over convenience, and commons over consumption.
So what does it mean to take sovereignty seriously?
1. Treat open technology as public infrastructure.
Fund FLOSS and open hardware like we fund roads and clinics—stable, public investment. Tools like open-source procurement mandates, R&D tax credits, and redirecting portions of defense or digital transition budgets can anchor this shift.
But funding is not ownership: transparency laws and community-led governance must ensure open projects don’t become state surveillance tools.2. Make tech literacy a civic right.
Sovereignty requires a public that understands the tools it depends on—not just code, but critical thinking about systems, incentives, and control. Tech education should be public, accessible, and lifelong.3. Build alternatives, not only critiques.
The Fediverse, RISC-V, Framework, and Fairphone aren’t fringe—they prove ethical, functional alternatives exist. The goal isn’t purity; it’s adoption. Use and fund the systems you want to survive.4. Recognize that openness ≠ isolation.
Open-source is interdependence under shared, auditable terms. Supporting open-source hubs in the Global South and funding translation, localization, and inclusive participation ensures sovereignty isn’t just for wealthy nations.Regulation like the GDPR is a start, but true sovereignty means owning the stack, not patching around its edges.
The US’s geopolitical games may hasten this reckoning, but waiting guarantees dependency. Treat open-source as critical infrastructure now—not for ideology’s sake, but survival’s.
Because digital sovereignty isn’t a speech or a policy.
It’s something we build, line by line, together.#TechSovereignty #DigitalSelfDetermination #FOSS #PublicInfrastructure #Fediverse #RightToRepair #SurveillanceCapitalism #BuildTheAlternative #FundTheCommons
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RE: https://mas.to/@Techaltar/115694998710882952
The US’s geopolitical maneuvers—real or perceived—remind us that sovereignty isn’t a gift; it’s a practice.
If tech stacks can be weaponized or alliances destabilized, the question isn’t whether we’ll take sovereignty seriously, but who gets to define it.@Techaltar post hits the nerve: states guard borders and currencies, yet outsource the foundations of modern life—software, hardware, and data—to a handful of corporate monopolies. That’s not just technical risk; it’s political dependence.
Sovereignty today isn’t about flags or treaties. It’s control over protocols, algorithms, and the tools that shape how societies think and act. FLOSS and open hardware aren’t ideological luxuries—they’re the only credible path to digital self-determination.
Relying on closed, proprietary stacks means sovereignty on lease. When platforms can silence nations, throttle access, or hide backdoors, sovereignty becomes a slogan, not a system.
Institutions rarely lead change; they react when crises force the issue. Real transformation starts bottom-up—from a culture that values curiosity over convenience, and commons over consumption.
So what does it mean to take sovereignty seriously?
1. Treat open technology as public infrastructure.
Fund FLOSS and open hardware like we fund roads and clinics—stable, public investment. Tools like open-source procurement mandates, R&D tax credits, and redirecting portions of defense or digital transition budgets can anchor this shift.
But funding is not ownership: transparency laws and community-led governance must ensure open projects don’t become state surveillance tools.2. Make tech literacy a civic right.
Sovereignty requires a public that understands the tools it depends on—not just code, but critical thinking about systems, incentives, and control. Tech education should be public, accessible, and lifelong.3. Build alternatives, not only critiques.
The Fediverse, RISC-V, Framework, and Fairphone aren’t fringe—they prove ethical, functional alternatives exist. The goal isn’t purity; it’s adoption. Use and fund the systems you want to survive.4. Recognize that openness ≠ isolation.
Open-source is interdependence under shared, auditable terms. Supporting open-source hubs in the Global South and funding translation, localization, and inclusive participation ensures sovereignty isn’t just for wealthy nations.Regulation like the GDPR is a start, but true sovereignty means owning the stack, not patching around its edges.
The US’s geopolitical games may hasten this reckoning, but waiting guarantees dependency. Treat open-source as critical infrastructure now—not for ideology’s sake, but survival’s.
Because digital sovereignty isn’t a speech or a policy.
It’s something we build, line by line, together.#TechSovereignty #DigitalSelfDetermination #FOSS #PublicInfrastructure #Fediverse #RightToRepair #SurveillanceCapitalism #BuildTheAlternative #FundTheCommons
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COLUMN: Will Lafayette vote against its own interests again?
Saturday's election means another shot at funding critical infrastructure. For some, voting ‘no’ may be a way to send a message to the powers that be.https://thecurrentla.com/2025/column-will-lafayette-vote-against-its-own-interests-again/
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The view from Grogs
https://live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/10/parliament-live-senate-estimates-gets-underway-all-the-days-events-as-it-happens/Of course, this is the expected outcomes with every public infrastructure (Telecom sale) sold to the private sector. Falling service standards and profit taking priorities as long as profits are to be had, else the service tanks and privateers pull out without penalties.
#StateCapture #PrivatisationRuins #NeoliberalEconomics #ShortTermGains #LongTermFailures #InUnity #PublicInfrastructure #Optus #000Fiasco
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Grateful that there is an achievable open water public pool about 10km away in my City of #Aachen, that I am able to ride there, enjoy a swim and a good start into the day. #cycling #publicInfrastructure
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Grateful that there is an achievable open water public pool about 10km away in my City of #Aachen, that I am able to ride there, enjoy a swim and a good start into the day. #cycling #publicInfrastructure
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With its shutdown imminent, does anyone know of efforts to systematically save all the media archives from #CPB #NPR #PBS etc. for future generations?
Like this invaluable NPR #TinyDeskConcert by #Stromae? 💔
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dkDepLX0rk&list=RD6dkDepLX0rk
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With its shutdown imminent, does anyone know of efforts to systematically save all the media archives from #CPB #NPR #PBS etc. for future generations?
Like this invaluable NPR #TinyDeskConcert by #Stromae? 💔
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dkDepLX0rk&list=RD6dkDepLX0rk
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came across this on Masto some time back.. the original image is from the link below:
https://bikeyface.com/2015/10/08/different-roads/
i did see an observation from Not Just Bikes saying that the last image still doesn't have public transit, which is true..
but lemme tell you Maina.. even the second stage is non-existent across most of Kenya.. 😄
it's a mess.. 😅
#PublicInfrastructure #Design #PublicTransit #Bikes #Politics #Kenya #RutoMustGo
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"Between 2020 and 2024, grocery prices rose nearly 24 percent, outpacing both wages and overall inflation. Even with inflation slowing to just over 1 percent in 2024, grocery store sticker shock remains. For the wealthy, food takes up less than 5 percent of disposable income. But a box of Cheerios costs the same no matter how much money you make, and for low-income families, that share easily creeps up to 30 percent.
Because our food system is designed around corporate profit rather than public need, and because we lack the political imagination to envision otherwise, we tend to take this state of affairs for granted. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t outrageous.
The US grocery market is a picture of consolidation dominated by Kroger, Albertsons, Walmart, and Costco. These corporations don’t care about food access in a given neighborhood; they care about quarterly earnings. When profits dip, they shutter stores, leaving behind food deserts and economic sinkholes.
The grocery industry is shaped like an hourglass, with high-end specialty stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s for affluent shoppers and dollar stores and discount warehouses for everyone else. The mid-tier supermarket, the one-stop shop that once anchored working-class neighborhoods, has stopped expanding, its growth hampered by decades of inequality and predatory corporate strategies."
https://jacobin.com/2025/08/municipal-grocery-stores-mamdani-infrastructure
#USA #NYC #Mandani #MunicipalGroceries #PublicInfrastructure
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"Between 2020 and 2024, grocery prices rose nearly 24 percent, outpacing both wages and overall inflation. Even with inflation slowing to just over 1 percent in 2024, grocery store sticker shock remains. For the wealthy, food takes up less than 5 percent of disposable income. But a box of Cheerios costs the same no matter how much money you make, and for low-income families, that share easily creeps up to 30 percent.
Because our food system is designed around corporate profit rather than public need, and because we lack the political imagination to envision otherwise, we tend to take this state of affairs for granted. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t outrageous.
The US grocery market is a picture of consolidation dominated by Kroger, Albertsons, Walmart, and Costco. These corporations don’t care about food access in a given neighborhood; they care about quarterly earnings. When profits dip, they shutter stores, leaving behind food deserts and economic sinkholes.
The grocery industry is shaped like an hourglass, with high-end specialty stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s for affluent shoppers and dollar stores and discount warehouses for everyone else. The mid-tier supermarket, the one-stop shop that once anchored working-class neighborhoods, has stopped expanding, its growth hampered by decades of inequality and predatory corporate strategies."
https://jacobin.com/2025/08/municipal-grocery-stores-mamdani-infrastructure
#USA #NYC #Mandani #MunicipalGroceries #PublicInfrastructure
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Radical Infrastructure
Imagining the Internet from the Ground Upby Britt Paris https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/paris-britt
#ToFollow https://www.britt-paris.net/radical-infrastructures.html
#ToBePublished Jan 2026
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/radical-infrastructure/hardcover
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Radical Infrastructure
Imagining the Internet from the Ground Upby Britt Paris https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/paris-britt
#ToFollow https://www.britt-paris.net/radical-infrastructures.html
#ToBePublished Jan 2026
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/radical-infrastructure/hardcover
