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More than a decade with Free Open Source Software

WHAT’S NEW IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

[This is the transcript of my talk given on November 10th, 2017 at the SFSCon ‘17. The Italian text is available here]

MY OPEN SOURCE PATH

I’ve been walking the open source path for a long time. I first adopted free software, and then moved to open source solutions, always looking at freedom of software as the key value. I was Open Source Director at Engineering Group, I founded the SpagoWorld initiative in 2004 (you’ll probably know SpagoBI, one of its best results), I was Director of OW2 for ten years, associate member of Eclipse, corporate sponsor of Open Source Initiative.… Read the rest

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Humanistic culture is the anchor of digital transformation

IN A WORLD THAT IS INCREASINGLY DOMINATED BY ALGORITHMS, HOW CAN WE PRESERVE THE CENTRALITY OF INDIVIDUALS?

[This article has been published in Engineering Group’s Ingenium Magazine on July, 27th, 2017. The Italian original text is available here.]

"Beauty will save the world” (Fëdor Dostoevskij)

In a previous article I introduced the theme of digital ethics as a prerequisite to managing the growing interactions between people, activities and objects. Choices will have to be made that can only be supported by an adequate level of transparency in order to identify ways to establish effective open and public control.… Read the rest

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La cultura umanistica àncora della trasformazione digitale

IN UN MONDO PROGRESSIVAMENTE DOMINATO DAGLI ALGORITMI COME PRESERVARE LA CENTRALITA’ DELLE PERSONE?

[Questo articolo è stato pubblicato il 27 Luglio 2017 nella rivista digitale Ingenium Magazine di Engineering. Il testo inglese è disponibile qui.]

"La bellezza salverà il mondo” (Fëdor Dostoevskij)

In un precedente articolo ho introdotto il tema dell’etica digitale come presupposto per la gestione delle crescenti interazioni tra persone, attività e oggetti. Ho inoltre affermato che la fiducia è il presupposto del progresso e che nel mondo digitale, dove non si potranno mai ottenere tutta la sicurezza e la privacy che si desiderano, sarà necessario individuare il livello di fiducia che ciascuno reputerà accettabile.… Read the rest

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Digital Ethics; Data Driven transparency and trust

CAN THE VALUES OF OPEN SOURCE BE APPLIED IN THE CONTEXT OF BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS?

[This article has been published in Engineering Group’s Ingenium Magazine on April, 11th, 2017. The Italian original text is available here.]

"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.” (Oscar Wilde)

I accepted the invitation to a briefing by Gartner entitled “How to use Data & Analytics to drive Strategic Business Value“.… Read the rest

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Etica digitale, trasparenza e fiducia per il Data Driven

COME I VALORI ALLA BASE DELL’OPEN SOURCE SI POSSONO APPLICARE AL CONTESTO BIG DATA E ANALYTICS

[Questo articolo è stato pubblicato l’11 Aprile 2017 nella rivista digitale Ingenium Magazine di Engineering. Il testo inglese è disponibile qui.]

"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. (Oscar Wilde)

Ho accettato l’invito ad un briefing di Gartner dal titolo “How to use Data & Analytics to drive Strategic Business Value”.… Read the rest