Essays about: "Digital commons"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Digital commons.

  1. 1. Freedom in the Digital Age - VAT challenges from data as currency and the platform economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : André Dammert; [2023]
    Keywords : Value Added Tax VAT ; e-commerce; Bitcoin; Data as Currency; Platform Economy; Natural Rights; Public Choice; Governing the Commons; New Institutionalism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 2000-talet har introducerat nya sätt att bedriva e-handel, med plattformsekonomin som suddar ut gränserna för vilken person som tillhandahåller tjänster från ett mervärdesskatteperspektiv. Bitcoin har blivit pengar för internetåldern. READ MORE

  3. 2. The interdependence of the digital and physical commons : A case study of the Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Judith Hellmich; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital commons; governance; makerspace; urban commons; community capitals; design principles; Digitala allmänningar; styrning; makerspace; urbana allmänningar; samhällskapital; designprinciper;

    Abstract : Economic downturns and the subsequent trends of privatization and marketization that follow have prompted the development and expansion of urban commons as the commoner searches for more participatory forms of governance. Modern member-driven and non-profit organizations, like makerspaces, are utilizing the digital commons to provide more accessibility and autonomy, reducing the need for external funding and providing a means to crowdsource information and manage shared resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. Open Legacies : Exploring Thanatosensitivity in the Context of Creators’ Digital Commons Contributions

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Miriam Pyttel; [2022]
    Keywords : thanatosensitivity; posthumanism; digital legacy; digital heritage; death; open source; creative commons; digital commons; free culture; open-source software; memoralization; cultural heritage; GitHub; Free Music Archive; code; music; software; creators; contributions; community;

    Abstract : Technology has become closely interwoven with our lives, positioning us as authors of large and diverse databases. These extensive collections of digital assets will be left behind as digital legacies after users eventually die. READ MORE

  5. 4. Digitalization: An alternative method of tourism in order to reduce transportation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Georgios Skarpetis; Johan Persson; [2021-06-11]
    Keywords : Tourism; digital tourism; virtual tourism; tourism emissions; types of tourism;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the topic of digitalization within the tourism sector. The main focus was on researching if a digitized approach had the possibility to satisfy travellers while reducing physical traveling. The importance of finding alternative ways of traveling stems from the unsustainable increase of emissions that traveling entails. READ MORE

  6. 5. From Do It Yourself to Do It Together : Sociological analysis of knowledge sharing in Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Mayya Shmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : Sharing economy; knowledge sharing; commons-based peer production; DIY communities; ethnography;

    Abstract : The study examinesthe variety of interaction and motivation practices to participate in the sharing initiative as well as pinpointing key elements of member-driven organization functioning;in the case of Stockholm Makerspace– a community of non-professional makers.  The Current scholarship on sharing is mostly focused on the large-scale platform businesses in a North American context, thus evidence from grassroots small-scale initiatives is lacking. READ MORE