The Power of Open Technology - How Linux and Other Open Technologies Increase Opportunities For All

This episode’s unusually well informed guest is Evan Leibovitch.


The world is increasingly shaped by exponentially more powerful
technologies. Evan and I discuss the many ways that open
technology and policy can harness those technologies for a world
that is both abundant and just.


Evan has experience in governance, communications strategy,
relationship building and policy development. He has built and
grown organizations which have promoted the sharing society
through open source, open access, open standards, open government
and other initiatives. Evan’s work has promoted consumer rights
and improved Internet governance.


Evan’s diverse career has taken him around the world. Working for
the UN he led a program that provides Internet access to
refugees.


References


Linux and UN Refugee Agency with Evan Leibovitch
https://youtu.be/co7EDPkFRpI


How Signal Protects Privacy & Makes Money Staying Free
https://whatisthebusinessmodelof.com/business-models/signal-business-model/


Here’s what GitHub developers really think about Microsoft’s
acquisition
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/18/17474284/microsoft-github-acquisition-developer-reaction


Vodafone foundation "classroom in a box"
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/vodafone-instant-classroom


Internet.org (formerly "Free Basics") by Facebook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet.org


Why Linux is Like Pizza (ZDNet, 2001)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-linux-is-like-pizza/


The Prides and Perils of Open Source Diplomacy
https://www.lpi.org/blog/2019/12/19/prides-and-perils-open-source-diplomacy


Google versus Australia
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/01/22/google-may-remove-its-search-engine-from-australia-could-the-same-happen-in-canada.html

https://micky.com.au/if-google-does-pull-its-search-engine-out-of-australia-there-are-alternatives/

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-01-22/google-threatens-to-pull-search-engine-australia

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-27/google-under-fire-again-as-australia-targets-advertising-power


Algorithms versus openness
https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/11/is-the-tweet-mightier-than-the-sword/

https://www.politico.eu/article/vera-jourova-platforms-need-to-open-up-algorithms-to-deal-with-disinformation/amp/


Tecno Mobile (the brand of cheap smartphone Evan bought at the
refugee camp)
https://www.tecno-mobile.com
https://www.phoneplacekenya.com/product/tecno-camon-15/ (Its
current $150 Android 10 phone)


Dadaab Refugee Complex (the world's second largest, near the
Somali border)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadaab


Disclaimer


The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually
Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their
employer or any other affiliation.


Host and Producer: Tim Hampton
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/
https://designthinkingtoronto.com


Guest: Evan Leibovitch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanleibovitch/
@evanleibovitch / @el56


Virtual voice over
https://www.nuance.com/


Music
Consequences by Nihilore
https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc