Commons
Jason Y. Ng: “Violence will only lead to more escalated violence”
Sergi Vicente
We talk to this lawyer, activist, and journalist about his experiences with protests and non-violent civil disobedience in Hong Kong.
Technology
Dossier
Internet in the World
The internet is the great symbol of globalisation. But the internet is also a territory with its own borders, folklore, and geopolitics.
Technology
The Maker Culture in China (III): Hands-On, for Economic and Social Progress
Sandra Álvaro
The spirit of learning by doing and the free experimentation that characterise maker processes are keys to renewing the idea of “made in China”.
Technology
The Maker Culture in China (II): Shanzhai, Emerging Innovation in an Open Manufacturing Ecosystem
Sandra Álvaro
China offers an alternative for taking maker culture out of the field of entertainment and into the market. Shanzhai, a think tank focusing on open innovation.
Technology
The Maker Culture in China (I): XinCheJian, a Chinese-style Hackerspace
Sandra Álvaro
XinCheJian is the first hackerspace founded in China, a space where making meets creation.
Technology
The Other Net Behind the Great Wall (II)
Sandra Álvaro
Chinanet is an autonomous internet, separated from the rest of the word and characterised by a different usage that is more about performance than participation.
Technology
The Other Net Behind the Great Wall (I)
Sandra Álvaro
China’s cultural heritage, along with the strong control mechanisms that accompany the process of opening up have led to the development of Chinanet.