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How a Swarm of Pirates Can Redefine Politics According to Rick Falkvinge | PirateTimes

Stathis Leivaditis June 21, 2013 October 19, 2020

How a Swarm of Pirates Can Redefine Politics According to Rick Falkvinge June 21, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview Having made a great impact in the fields of politics and human resource management, Rick Falkvinge, founder of the first Pirate Party in the world and political evangelist, led the Pirate Party of Sweden from nowhere in 2006 to the election of two MEPs in 2009. In his coming book “Swarmwise: The tactical manual to changing the world “, published serially on his website before its release in July (when it will become available to download from The Pirate Bay), Rick describes his experience of managing a swarm …

Daniel Ebbert Interview News

Introduction of the Pirate Party of South Korea | PirateTimes

Daniel Ebbert May 30, 2013 October 19, 2020

Introduction of the Pirate Party of South Korea May 30, 2013 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Interview The Pirate Parties International(PPI) had their general assembly in Kazan on 20-21 April 2013 where they accepted some new ordinary members. One of these new members was the Pirate Party of South Korea. Pirate Times interviewed the founder Gyung Chan Lee about the current situation. Pirate Times: What was your motivation to apply for a PPI membership and what do you expect from the PPI?Gyung Chan Lee: Korea is the number 10 or 11 nation in economic size. We’ll be under the 10 biggest of OECD and our annual Budget is ca. 340 billion US$ …

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PIRATES OF DENMARK KEEPERS OF TRANSPARENCY | PirateTimes

Stathis Leivaditis May 28, 2013 October 19, 2020

PIRATES OF DENMARK KEEPERS OF TRANSPARENCY May 28, 2013 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Interview While Denmark is well known for the openness of its society, Danish government has revolutionized protests by intending to change the law on Freedom of Information and restrictions on access to government documents. Under the proposal the Minister of Justice has brought to the parliament a lot of documents characterized as ‘political advisory’ and would not be available to the media. Emil OW Kirkegaard | Public Domain The whole situation motivated people, organizations, journalists and Pirates of Denmark to participated in a demonstration that was held on 15 May 2013 at Christiansborg Slotsplads, right outside of the …

Creator Interview Matic Urbanija News

Sašo Miklič: We have a Democratic Deficit | PirateTimes

Matic Urbanija April 18, 2013 October 19, 2020

Sašo Miklič: We have a Democratic Deficit April 18, 2013 · by Matic Urbanija · in Interview From November 2012 on there have been a series of protests against corruption in Slovenia. On a webpage of the major newspaper Delo a special section called “Revolt” was established and alternatives (Revolt in alternative) where common people could publish their ideas and deliberations about current political and economic problems. While protesting on the streets, some protesters demanded, among other things, direct democracy. Sašo Miklič, coordinator for implementation of direct democracy in the Pirate Party of Slovenia (PP-SI), decided to explain to a broader public the basics of (electronic) direct democracy. He wrote two articles …

Creator Dominic Guhl Interview News

UK on EU “We will not benefit from antagonising neighbours” | PirateTimes

Dominic Guhl January 25, 2013 October 19, 2020

UK/EU Debate – PPUK: “We will not benefit from antagonising neighbours” January 25, 2013 · by Dominic Guhl · in Interview In the debate on the future of UK and EU, PPUK Leader Loz Kaye outlined a pirates’ vision of a citizens’ Europe in an interview with PirateTimes. In his opinion, Cameron’s initiative sounded threatful to some EU members. The vision of the PPUK for Europe could push the reforms into a complete other direction than Cameron would probably wish. However, PPUK has withdrawn from PPEU founding process, Kaye said in the interview. Loz Kaye has been Leader of Pirate Party UK since september 2010. He has stood for election …

Creator Dominic Guhl Interview

Dominic Guhl | | PirateTimes

Dominic Guhl January 13, 2013 October 19, 2020

UK/EU Debate – PPUK: “We will not benefit from antagonising neighbours” January 25, 2013 · by Dominic Guhl · in Interview In the debate on the future of UK and EU, PPUK Leader Loz Kaye outlined a pirates’ vision of a citizens’ Europe in an interview with PirateTimes. In his opinion, Cameron’s initiative sounded threatful to some EU members. The vision of the PPUK for Europe could push the reforms into a complete other direction than Cameron would probably wish. However, PPUK has withdrawn from PPEU founding process, Kaye said in the interview. About Dominic Guhl I am the interim webmaster of PirateTimes. Born and currently residing in Berlin, Germany, …

Andrew Reitemeyer Creator Iceland Interview News

Iceland has a Pirate Party | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer November 25, 2012 March 6, 2021

Iceland has a Pirate Party November 25, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Interview On Saturday 24 November 2012 Iceland Pirates voted the newest Pirate Party into existence. PP-IS Pirate Eva Þuríðardóttir told the Pirate Times;“We were all so excited finally the day was here, an Icelandic Pirate party the air was electric both figuratively and literally speaking, it has been such a joy and privilege to work with such a cohesive and a talented group of people, what characterises this group is how ready and willing everyone is to work together for future undertakings, we are just beginning.” There are seven “leadership” positions, two of which were chosen …

Creator Dominic Guhl Interview News

Rodrigo Jorquera: “Participation of everyone will lead to a better government” | PirateTimes

Dominic Guhl October 28, 2012 October 19, 2020

Rodrigo Jorquera: “Participation of everyone will lead to a better government” October 28, 2012 · by Dominic Guhl · in Interview Rodrigo Jorquera, Chairman for the Pirate Party Austria, talked with us about how the Pirates go ahead to refresh austrian politics, the difficulties in rapidly growing movements and austrian plans for PPEU. You have been re-elected for an Austrian Pirates’ chairmanship. Congratulations! Which difficulties the Pirates in Austria embraced so far and which are coming? In the past few months there have been several communication problems within the groups in the party caused by the huge growth. These have been solved gradually. After this General Convention, the pirates …

Creator Interview Matic Urbanija News

Introduction of The Pirate Party of Slovenia | PirateTimes

Matic Urbanija October 16, 2012 October 19, 2020

Introduction of The Pirate Party of Slovenia October 16, 2012 · by Matic Urbanija · in Interview The Pirate Party of Slovenia (Piratska stranka Slovenije) is having a constitutional congress on 17 October 2012, and all Pirates in Slovenia are very excited about this. We asked its leader a few questions about this event and a few other things related to party activities in the past. Pirate Times: What are the most important topics the Pirate Party of Slovenia focuses on? Rok: For the time being, more or less usual pirate themes, like freedom and privacy on the internet. Government transparency is also there. And of course, reform of copyright and patent …

Anton Nordenfur Interview News

Introduction of the Norwegian Pirate Party | PirateTimes

Anton Nordenfur August 21, 2012 April 23, 2021

Introduction of the Norwegian Pirate Party August 21, 2012 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Interview Piratpartiet, the Norwegian Pirate Party, started up this July, after years as an inofficial group. They have already released a political platform, and are getting ready for next year’s national election. The Pirate Times had a sit-down with party spokesman Sturla Ellingvåg. We discussed the challenges so far, the future, and thoughts about broadening their Pirate Party platform. Pirate Times: What are the most important topics for the Norwegian Pirate Party? What do you focus on, and where do you find you are most needed? Sturla Ellingvåg: We only started up this July and for now we …