EVENT: 11-13 Oct 2012 Paris FR Open World Forum

The Open World Forum is the leading global summit meeting bringing together decision-makers, communities and developers to cross-fertilize open technological, economic and social initiatives, in order to build the digital future. The event was founded in 2008 and now takes place every year in Paris. With over 160 speakers from 50 countries and an international …

Robert Steele: World Brain / Global Game Update with Concept for School of Future-Oriented Hybrid Governance and Centre for Multinational Multiagency Multidisciplinary Multidomain Information-Sharing and Sense-Making (M4IS2)

As the global economy collapses and increasing numbers recognize that no one is addressing our common problems with intelligence and integrity, it seems like a good time to quickly survey the state of the World Brain /Global Game. Here are a few headlines with short comments. 2011-07-07 Complex Global Issues Explored in the World Brain …

Event: University Seminar on Reflexive Systems, Open Source Everything, Future of GW — Slides, Answers Posted

TELL OTHERS: SHORT URL:  http://tinyurl.com/GWU-OSE The George Washington University: University Seminar on Reflexive Systems Thursday, March 15  from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (coffee provided, lunch afterward) Funger Hall, Room 320   2201 G Street NW THE OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING MANIFESTO: Coping with Complexity via Transparency, Truth, & Trust PLUS (See Below the Line) 2 Briefings, …

Steven Aftergood: CIA Classifies Open Source Works

Charter of Open Source Org is Classified, CIA Says Open Source Works, which is the CIA’s in-house open source analysis component, is devoted to intelligence analysis of unclassified, open source information.  Oddly, however, the directive that established Open Source Works is classified, as is the charter of the organization.  In fact, CIA says the very …

Paul Fernhout: Open Letter to the Intelligence Advanced Programs Research Agency (IARPA)

EDIT 4 Sep 2011: Link and misc. fixed. Dear IARPA staff- The greatest threat facing the USA is the irony inherent in our current defense posture, like for example planning to use nuclear energy embodied in missiles to fight over oil fields that nuclear energy could replace. This irony arises in part because the USA’s …