democracy

Freedom of Speech and Crowdfunding

Freedom of Speech and Crowdfunding

A donations crowdfunding project launched by a former Google employee has exceeded its $130,000 target, with contributions from over 3,000 backers. A senior software engineer claims first-hand knowledge that Google has been exercising censorship, suppressing legal...

How Crowdsourcing Measures Can Tackle Mass Unemployment

How Crowdsourcing Measures Can Tackle Mass Unemployment

In the seven years since I launched Crowdsourcing Week the Covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the biggest, and most awful global phenomenon. The pandemic lockdowns announced by most national governments meant the worldwide pool of available skilled labor grew virtually...

What Makes Sweden “The Innovation Nation”?

What Makes Sweden “The Innovation Nation”?

The gig market was already booming in Sweden, and Covid has increased the pace of change in an already mature freelance and gig marketplace. Sweden is also a global innovation leader, producing a disproportionate number of unicorn businesses including Skype, Spotify...

Top Insights to Successful Equity Crowdfunding

Top Insights to Successful Equity Crowdfunding

Our Virtual Crowd Summit on Crowdfunding (27 August 2020) took a comprehensive look at both reward and equity crowdfunding with insights shared by international experts. This article sums up some key insights in to equity crowdfunding. The reward crowdfunding element...

Cybercrime Protection and Support for Small Businesses

Cybercrime Protection and Support for Small Businesses

Cybersecurity finally got near to the attention level it deserves during the pandemic lockdowns in many countries. A previous article on cybersecurity flagged up some service providers that work with larger companies through crowdsourcing the expertise required to...