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The Genero project was launched to adress the fundamental changes<br>
surrounding our relationship to culture and media. In short it is a<br>
registry that connects all the providers of free culture today, and<br>
enables the evolution of new business models upon creative works with<br>
free licenses. The Genero system was constructed from analysis, trying<br>
to figure out how the perfect system should be like. However, the<br>
analysis is not performed by the scientific community, and even though<br>
the Genero model has been developed with input from very skilled<br>
resources within the network economy and free culture, the model has<br>
not been properly investigated and peer-reviewed.<br><br>
Now the InWeave research project is being launched to adress this.<br><br>
The research centre Norwegian Computing has replied to the Norwegian<br>
Research council's call "The Future Internet" with the project<br>
proposal InWeave. InWeave is short for Intellectual Wealth and Value.<br>
It is an Open Science project, which will investigate which mechanisms<br>
provide society with Intellectual Wealth of the greatest value, by<br>
performing research into the entire ecosystem around new modes of<br>
production and dissemination.<br><br>
For further details on the research project, go to the project website<br></font>
<a href="http://www.inweave.org" target="_blank"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">www.inweave.org</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">.</font></div>
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You can also read the project proposal directly here:<br></font>
<a href="http://fribit.no/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/INWEAVE-public-version.pdf" target="_blank"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">http://fribit.no/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/INWEAVE-public-version.pdf</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br>
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We are also preparing to launch the standardisation body Genero<br>
Initiative early next year. We are also in the process of developing<br>
the first components of the Genero system.<br><br>
If you want to participate in any way either with the research project<br>
or the Genero Initiative, or know someone that would be interrested,<br>
send me (or them) a mail. Feel free to forward this mail to anyone you<br>
like. The project proposal is CC licensed, you are free to do as you<br>
please. Given the overwhelming response we have gained sofar, the<br>
prospects are looking great!<br><br>
Best regards<br>
Øystein B. Jakobsen<br>
+47 9283 0070<br>
Email: </font>
<a href="mailto:oystein.jakobsen@fribit.no"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">oystein.jakobsen@fribit.no</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br>
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