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{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is a big experiment. This page explains the core idea behind it: applying the same rules that keep Wikipedia free and fair, to create a marketplace where everyone gets a fair deal without being tricked.}} | {{KidsIntro|WikiDeal is a big experiment. This page explains the core idea behind it: applying the same rules that keep Wikipedia free and fair, to create a marketplace where everyone gets a fair deal without being tricked.}} | ||
{{ExpertIntro|This article outlines the fundamental vision of the WikiDeal | {{ExpertIntro|This article outlines the fundamental vision of the research and development part of WikiDeal. It demonstrates how the historical citizen debate between Free Software and Open Source—specifically the distinction between true non-discriminatory freedom and corporate co-optation—can be applied to other domains, such as the rules governing a Global Online Marketplace. By using this historical lens, WikiDeal seeks to establish fair distribution keys, curb the abuse of dominant positions, and define economic flows as commons (like air and sea) that must be preserved rather than privatized.}} | ||
'''WikiDeal is an applied | '''The research and development part of WikiDeal is an applied program aimed at answering fundamental societal questions about commerce and global marketplaces. Through Open Calls and public debates, it seeks to de-privatize economic flows and ensure they operate at real costs, rather than exclusively benefiting a small minority.''' | ||
This article is specifically addressed to donors, contributors, and candidates looking to participate in our research activities. Its goal is to clarify the philosophical vision of the program: we are connecting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship social entrepreneurs] and intrapreneurs—individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to the commons. If you want to support social and commons-oriented entrepreneurship, the cooperative spirit, and the participatory co-ownership of goods managed fairly, you are in the right place. | This article is specifically addressed to donors, contributors, and candidates looking to participate in our research activities. Its goal is to clarify the philosophical vision of the program: we are connecting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship social entrepreneurs] and intrapreneurs—individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to the commons. If you want to support social and commons-oriented entrepreneurship, the cooperative spirit, and the participatory co-ownership of goods managed fairly, you are in the right place. | ||
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We apply these principles to fundamental economic questions, such as: | We apply these principles to fundamental economic questions, such as: | ||
* '''Distribution keys:''' What is the fair split between a service provider, the user group providing the service around them, and the platform? For instance, in the specific marketplace of NGO street fundraising, the key to success or failure was the distribution key between the organizing body and the beneficiary NGOs—a crucial issue that requires deep citizen debate. | * '''Distribution keys:''' What is the fair split between a service provider, the user group providing the service around them, and the platform? For instance, in the specific marketplace of NGO street fundraising, the key to success or failure was the distribution key between the organizing body and the beneficiary NGOs—a crucial issue that requires deep citizen debate. | ||
* '''De-privatization and Commons:''' Just as air and sea | * '''De-privatization and Commons:''' Just as the commons (like air and sea) that allow the economy to function and should not be privatized, how can economic flows operate at their real costs, rather than enriching an oligarchic minority? | ||
* '''Freedom vs. Dominant Positions:''' How do we establish the right to freedom (e.g., the freedom to refuse advertising) while setting limits on the accumulation of profits and mechanisms that bias commercial relations? | * '''Freedom vs. Dominant Positions:''' How do we establish the right to freedom (e.g., the freedom to refuse advertising) while setting limits on the accumulation of profits and mechanisms that bias commercial relations? | ||
* '''Fair Incentives:''' What are the just and honest mechanisms to motivate people to become active actors on the platform, and how can suffering workers globally unite to create transnational entities that serve them? | * '''Fair Incentives:''' What are the just and honest mechanisms to motivate people to become active actors on the platform, and how can suffering workers globally unite to create transnational entities that serve them? | ||