Nowadays, there are some powerful people (big companies and governments) who are focusing their interest on increasing consumption to solve the economical crisis (neoliberalism). In spite of that, some other approaches show a new way to think about the consumption concept. Collaboration is not a new answer but its potential is rising. Sustainability is the [...]
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Speaking with Nuria Albet about JAK Medlemsbank
4 January 2012
Have you ever asked about where your bank savings go? Why banks charge us interests for the money we request them? Why is so complicated to understand the economy and be involved in it? Have we got the possibility to develop a different economic model, which doesn’t follow capitalism? The conversation with Núria shows the [...]
Transition in community
18 November 2011
Last summer I had the opportunity to be in touch with a local transition group. Before going there, I tried to learn more about the aims of the movement and how the people in the groups were organized. I thought that some things could help me to discover a new approach to my ICT4RD research. [...]
#ict4rd: La Conca de Barberà (full document)
16 October 2011
Rural Development is a valuable concept for the development of any country. If we speak about economic development anywhere, we shouldn’t forget rural areas. Their specific characteristics, geographical situation, demographic evolution and socio-economic development are more difficult than other geographical areas. For this reason, in most countries, governments carry out rural development policies. The EU [...]
My way of research: connecting the spirit of nineteenth century Catalan cooperatives with virtual communities
29 March 2011
When I started to explore the possibilities of rural communities as an organization of people for a particular purpose, in the context of Information Society and Knowledge, I could not have even imagined the extent to which the references of the organization of rural communities and the possible organization of communities through ICT could make [...]
