Our festival's keynote: “Realizing the Promise of #OpenScience: Advancing Global Progress Amid Persistent Challenges”

🔗 https://opensciencefestival.nl/news/keynote-ana-persic-unesco-on-realising-the-promise-of-open-science

Ana Persic, head of #UNESCO’s Open Science programme, will discuss the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science - the first global framework treating #science as a #public good.

She’ll explore progress, challenges, and how #inclusive, #ethical, and #sustainable open science can drive solutions to global issues.

#NOSF2025

‘#OpenSource And #Ethical’ #TikTok, #WhatsApp And #Instagram Alternatives Could Transform #SocialMedia

from #Forbes
ByEsat Dedezade, Contributor.
Esat Dedezade is U.K.-based journalist who covers Big Tech for Forbes
Jan 25, 2025, 12:23pm EST

[a very well-written article with a favorable yet realistic angle on the #Fediverse]

"At the heart of these alternative apps lies the Fediverse platform — a portmanteau of "federated" and "universe" that represents a radical reimagining of how social media can work. Unlike traditional platforms where users are locked into isolated ecosystems, the Fediverse operates as an interconnected network of independent servers that communicate with each other through a standard protocol called #ActivityPub."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/esatdedezade/2025/01/25/open-source-and-ethical-tiktok-whatsapp-and-instagram-alternatives-could-transform-social-media/?ref=blog.elenarossini.com

#Pixelfed#PeerTube#Mastodon#Loops#Sup#FreeSoftware#SocialWeb #technology #news #press

‘#OpenSource And #Ethical’ #TikTok, #WhatsApp And #Instagram Alternatives Could Transform #SocialMedia

from #Forbes
ByEsat Dedezade, Contributor.
Esat Dedezade is U.K.-based journalist who covers Big Tech for Forbes
Jan 25, 2025, 12:23pm EST

[a very well-written article with a favorable yet realistic angle on the #Fediverse]

"At the heart of these alternative apps lies the Fediverse platform — a portmanteau of "federated" and "universe" that represents a radical reimagining of how social media can work. Unlike traditional platforms where users are locked into isolated ecosystems, the Fediverse operates as an interconnected network of independent servers that communicate with each other through a standard protocol called #ActivityPub."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/esatdedezade/2025/01/25/open-source-and-ethical-tiktok-whatsapp-and-instagram-alternatives-could-transform-social-media/?ref=blog.elenarossini.com

#Pixelfed#PeerTube#Mastodon#Loops#Sup#FreeSoftware#SocialWeb #technology #news #press