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Vendola, Puglia and Free Software: communication struggles and unanswered questions

At the end of 2010 Nichi Vendola, leader of the Left, Ecology and Freedom party and governor of the Italian Region of Puglia became a hot topic among the Italian Free Software Community for presenting, almost in the same day, a regional law for promotion of Free Software AND a partnership between Puglia and Microsoft, a company not exactly known for loving Free Software.

Jul 12, 2011 - 5 min read

Final thoughts from CONSEGI 2011: get kids involved and don't be afraid of Open Data!

May 20, 2011 - 3 min read
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CONSEGI 2011: Digital Inclusion and Open Data

After the good start I already reported, CONSEGI continued well.

May 12, 2011 - 4 min read
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CONSEGI 2011, a promising start

May 11, 2011 - 3 min read

GNU Free Call - the freedom to call out when you really need to

Apr 4, 2011 - 4 min read

Affittopoli, an Italian scandal easily avoidable with open data

Among the Italian scandals of 2011 there is one called “Affittopoli”, a word translatable more or less with “rent-town scandal”. Here is a brief summary of the story.

Mar 31, 2011 - 5 min read