[Foundation-l] Cultural policy and Internet in Serbia

Fri Oct 5 13:34:49 UTC 2007

Thanks for all inputs (here and on IRC). I made a report from the
talk: http://millosh.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/cultural-policy-and-internet-in-serbia-free-knowledge-wikimedia-etc/

On 10/4/07, David Goodman <dgoodmanny at gmail.com> wrote:
> Should not the cultural policy in Serbia as elsewhere be the
> reciprocal integration and diffusion of the national contributions to
> culture with those of other nations, to the benefit of  Serbians and
> of all other people? This is the synthesis of multiple nationalisms.
> It  has never required the internet, but is greatly facilitated by it.
>
> On 10/3/07, Milos Rancic <millosh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The day before yesterday I got a call to talk about cultural policy
> > and Internet in Serbia tomorrow. Today I realized that it is a good
> > idea to ask other people about the ideas. So, even there is not enough
> > of time for discussion, please send your ideas. Text of my "ask
> > Slashdot" is below.
> >
> > * * *
> >
> > Tomorrow I will talk about cultural policy and Internet in Serbia with
> > representatives of Serbian ministry for culture, the City of Belgrade
> > and a couple of important organizations which focus is somewhere
> > between society and Internet. It will be some kind of open meeting, I
> > expect no more then 100 people in the audience. Talk is organized by
> > South East Europe Portal for Culture and Art[1] and Ebart
> > consulting[2] (didn't find page in English for the last one).
> >
> > You may guess that there is no relation between cultural policy of
> > Serbia and Internet. However, some people are trying to change the
> > situation and I think that they should get help from local people who
> > are living on the Internet for a long time.
> >
> > There is, also, one big trap here. I don't see a lot of differences
> > between "cultural policy" and "nationalist policy". So, I wouldn't
> > like to talk about "promotion of Serbia on the Internet", but about
> > making good conditions in Serbia for independent free speech,
> > spreading free knowledge, free software etc.
> >
> > However, I am a little bit tired of more then a decade long fight for
> > computerization, Internetization, freesoftwareization,
> > freeknowledgization in Serbia. And I don't have a lot of ideas what to
> > talk with them. Because of that I prefer to become a medium for yours
> > and others good ideas.
> >
> > The meeting is at 12:00 CEST. I have to be there at 11:30, which means
> > that I would be able to analyze your responses up to 9:00 CEST. Thanks
> > a lot for any kind of useful input!
> >
> > [1] - http://www.seecult.org/english/
> > [2] - http://www.arhiv.co.yu/
> >
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