Even though information makes or breaks a democracy, democracies still tend to focus almost exclusively on the physical rather than the digital space. How can democratically elected governments protect their citizens online as well as offline, without resorting to censorship?

Reading Kai-Fu Lee's brilliant book AI Superpowers. AI can do our work for us so that we can focus on what it is to be human. It reminds me of what Louis Kelso set out to enable with the #ESOP - for workers to own the machines that replace them.

Useful to better understand the effect #Coronavirus : what happens to people's lungs if they get Covid-19 ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus ft.com/content/19d903… via Financial Times We need global solidarity. Citizens should demand their right to control their personal data and use these data as citizen scientists.

We stand by Italy during these trying times. Share your Support for our Italian friends, They are our colleagues, friends and family. Cari amici, siamo con voi. #COVID19 #WeStandWithItaly

Jamboree Lockdown Sessions is live with Garance Loulou! facebook.com/garance.louis/…

Jamboree Live: Lockdown Sessions - Tonight at 5pm - mailchi.mp/jamboreevenue/…

Hi Trevor Noah, we're volunteers at @EVRYTHNG who build a Cloud-based hospital equipment tracker that works with QR codes and any smart phone. Would you know of hospitals that struggle with keeping track of their equipment? More info: github.com/evrythng/hospi… Thanks!

Super happy that our Springer special edition on "Democracy in the Age of the Internet" is now available! link.springer.com/journal/287/43… with Sherie and Patricia H. Kelso #csop #esop #democracy

Excellent take on how #COVID19 ends the 9/11 era and will reshape US and global priorities The Atlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

It's official: the Web of Things has just become a W3C (@[email protected]) standard recommendation! Just 13 years after dr. vlad trifa Erik Wilde and I started working on it ETH Zürich to help all #IoT things speak the same language. #interoperability #IoT #webofthings w3.org/2020/04/pressr…

Published an opinion piece in ⁦SourcingJournal⁩ yesterday : What We’ve Learned the Hard Way About Globally Connected Supply Chains ⁦e #SupplyChains #iot #COVID19 sourcingjournal.com/topics/thought…

#COVID-19 has highlighted the need for interconnected and interoperable #supplyChains. What does it take to put this into practice when you build on #blockchain? World Economic Forum just released a whitepaper that I helped with on #blockchain #interoperability bit.ly/BCSC-WP6

“We and our children are not only consumers of online education; we also generate essential raw data.” Sherie & Joël Vogt argue that we need a Consumer Stock Ownership Plan for education bold.expert/democratic-cap… #OnlineEducation #DataMonopolies #BigData #edtech #edchat

Warning: This video almost killed me. I was laughing so hard. You may not be able to breath. This is the best parody of Donald J. Trump I have ever seen and it absolutely nails his character. This is why I love the Internet. x.com/jelle_simons/s…

Also feeling spoilt to have the chance to co-lead the REST binding part with my colleague Joël Vogt along the lines of the paper we submitted exactly 10 years ago to propose bringing the EPCIS to the Web: vs.inf.ethz.ch/publ/papers/dg… #supplchain #events #data

Been trying to reorder my favorite mountaineering shirt (yeah that blue one) from @OdloUs for the past hour and still no luck finding the exact model. This is why we need a GS1 #DigitalLink on each and every product ;)

Best news this year! Congratulations Joe Biden !

⁦Lex Fridman⁩ this might interest you. "What does AI teach us about love" podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/eco…

Super interesting interview with one of my favourite AI pioneers, ⁦Kai-Fu Lee. He profoundly impacted AI technology and AI entrepreneurs in the States and in China and speaks with authority and humility about the future use of AI. economist.com/podcasts/2021/…