presentation for ITM Grande Finale, National Film Theatre, London, 23 November 2007

1. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
whose economy, which sustainability?
andrea rota
1 Xelera - IT Infrastructures (CTO) - a@xelera.eu
2 Liquid Culture (Director) - ar@liquidculture.eu
National Film Theatre, London - 23 November 2007

2. beyond deptford.tv
Outline
deptford.tv
economic sustainability
which sustainability?
sustainability of information
whose economy?
beyond deptford.tv

3. beyond deptford.tv
deptford.tv
deptford.tv
economic sustainability
which sustainability?
sustainability of information
whose economy?
beyond deptford.tv

4. beyond deptford.tv
deptford.tv
from deptford.tv to converge.org.uk
deptford.tv

5. beyond deptford.tv
deptford.tv
from deptford.tv to converge.org.uk
deptford.tv
advice and infrastructure for converge.org.uk

6. beyond deptford.tv
deptford.tv
from deptford.tv to converge.org.uk
deptford.tv
advice and infrastructure for converge.org.uk
Liquid Culture: think+make tank

7. beyond deptford.tv
deptford.tv
from deptford.tv to converge.org.uk
deptford.tv
advice and infrastructure for converge.org.uk
Liquid Culture: think+make tank
Xelera: IT infrastructure

8. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
deptford.tv
economic sustainability
which sustainability?
sustainability of information
whose economy?
beyond deptford.tv

9. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
“the open source route”
original request for the talk: “the open source route”

10. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free software
free software

11. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free software
free software
(also known as “open source software”)

12. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free software
free software
(also known as “open source software”)
can it help lowering TCO?

13. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free software
free software
(also known as “open source software”)
can it help lowering TCO?
can it help maximising ROI?

14. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free software
free software
(also known as “open source software”)
can it help lowering TCO?
can it help maximising ROI?
can it help optimising [put your own buzzword here]?

15. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free content licenses
freedom-granting licenses on creative works

16. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free content licenses
freedom-granting licenses on creative works
they build on copyright law

17. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free content licenses
freedom-granting licenses on creative works
they build on copyright law
but let rights owners grant freedoms to audiences

18. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
value of free content licenses
freedom-granting licenses on creative works
they build on copyright law
but let rights owners grant freedoms to audiences
is this economically sustainable?

19. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
quick answers
no answers here

20. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
quick answers
no answers here
the problem is mainly an unjust distribution of wealth

21. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
quick answers
no answers here
the problem is mainly an unjust distribution of wealth
and artificial creation of scarcity

22. beyond deptford.tv
economic sustainability
quick answers
no answers here
the problem is mainly an unjust distribution of wealth
and artificial creation of scarcity
(and the answer is YES, anyway)

23. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
deptford.tv
economic sustainability
which sustainability?
sustainability of information
whose economy?
beyond deptford.tv

24. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
which sustainability?
“show me the dough”

25. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
which sustainability?
“show me the dough”
maximising profit

26. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
which sustainability?
“show me the dough”
maximising profit
(and something else)

27. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
which sustainability?
“show me the dough”
maximising profit
(and something else)
as long as VCs are happy

28. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
sustainability
catalysing resources

29. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
sustainability
catalysing resources
redistributing wealth

30. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
sustainability
catalysing resources
redistributing wealth
sustaining change, innovation, freedom

31. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
sustainability
optimising use and allocation of resources

32. beyond deptford.tv
which sustainability?
sustainability
optimising use and allocation of resources
minimising waste

33. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
deptford.tv
economic sustainability
which sustainability?
sustainability of information
whose economy?
beyond deptford.tv

34. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
infrastructure
information infrastructures support reliable and efficient
distribution of information and access to it

35. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
infrastructure 2.0

36. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
which sustainability?
big enterprises can summon all the resources they need to
optimise processes

37. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
which sustainability?
big enterprises can summon all the resources they need to
optimise processes
small and tiny organizations: best use of free software

38. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
death and life of information
information lifetime

39. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
death and life of information
information lifetime
typically shorter for small organizations, longer for larger ones

40. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
death and life of information
information lifetime
typically shorter for small organizations, longer for larger ones
freedom-granting licenses foster information life

41. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
death and life of information
information lifetime
typically shorter for small organizations, longer for larger ones
freedom-granting licenses foster information life
which also means that killing “bad content” is harder

42. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
death and life of information
information lifetime
typically shorter for small organizations, longer for larger ones
freedom-granting licenses foster information life
which also means that killing “bad content” is harder
(but who cares...?)

43. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
value of human development
free software and freedom-granting licenses are only enablers

44. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
value of human development
free software and freedom-granting licenses are only enablers
but they allow to invest in building skills and knowledge

45. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
value of human development
free software and freedom-granting licenses are only enablers
but they allow to invest in building skills and knowledge
they also allow to put ethical concerns at the core of the
enterprise

46. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
value of human development
free software and freedom-granting licenses are only enablers
but they allow to invest in building skills and knowledge
they also allow to put ethical concerns at the core of the
enterprise
giving value to personal development

47. beyond deptford.tv
sustainability of information
value of human development
free software and freedom-granting licenses are only enablers
but they allow to invest in building skills and knowledge
they also allow to put ethical concerns at the core of the
enterprise
giving value to personal development
rather than spending money on black boxes and masters of
puppets

48. beyond deptford.tv
whose economy?
deptford.tv
economic sustainability
which sustainability?
sustainability of information
whose economy?
beyond deptford.tv

49. beyond deptford.tv
whose economy?
lifespans: me and my projects

50. beyond deptford.tv
whose economy?
lifespans: me and my successful projects

51. beyond deptford.tv
whose economy?
lifespans: me and my extremely successful projects

52. beyond deptford.tv
whose economy?
lifespans: me and my most ambitious project

53. beyond deptford.tv
whose economy?
lifespans: me and my most ambitious project
(our most ambitious project: humanity)

54. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.tv
economic sustainability
which sustainability?
sustainability of information
whose economy?
beyond deptford.tv

55. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software

56. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses

57. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses
minimization of waste in operations

58. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses
minimization of waste in operations
reusability

59. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses
minimization of waste in operations
reusability
“upgrades”

60. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses
minimization of waste in operations
reusability
“upgrades”
systemic upgrades

61. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses
minimization of waste in operations
reusability
“upgrades”
systemic upgrades
promoting development of local skills and knowledge

62. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses
minimization of waste in operations
reusability
“upgrades”
systemic upgrades
promoting development of local skills and knowledge
development and sharing of documentation

63. beyond deptford.tv
beyond deptford.tv
deptford.TV sustainability
use of free software
use of freedom-granting licenses
minimization of waste in operations
reusability
“upgrades”
systemic upgrades
promoting development of local skills and knowledge
development and sharing of documentation
participation in “the most ambitious project”

64. beyond deptford.tv
back cover
acknowledgements and colophon
Thanks to Diana Ch´ney, Mattia Gallotti, Adnan Hadzi for their
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insightful comments.
Thanks to Diana Ch´ney for my profile picture.
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Ideas used in this presentation are based on the work of Amartya Sen,
Herbert Marcuse, Bruno Latour, Andrew Feenberg, Giulio Sapelli, Arjun
Appadurai.
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