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The guild, regulation and the path toward establishing the Chamber of Digital Economy: experiences and views on the position of internet businesses, the limits of existing structures and the need to discuss an institution suited to the digital economy.
This area starts with a central question: can internet businesses be defined and governed according to the same logic as traditional guilds? Experience within guild structures and the pursuit of issues facing internet businesses ultimately led to the idea of the “Chamber of Digital Economy” as an institution better suited to the nature of this economy.
Read “Toward the Chamber of Digital Economy” →Key elements of the proposal
Questions
Much of this area examines the gap between the nature of internet businesses and traditional regulatory and guild mechanisms, a gap visible in laws, representation of interests and decision making.
In the proposed “Chamber of Digital Economy,” private sector ownership and management, independence in decisions and voting, equal access, a technical advisory role in lawmaking and support for lawful businesses are central elements.
The writings in this area draw on real market experience, online stores, legal protections and policy priorities to examine the gap between decisions and the realities of business.
Suggested reading
This area is more than a collection of separate notes: it begins with the experience of guild institutions and issues facing internet businesses, moves through law and policy, and ultimately asks what form of representation is appropriate for the digital economy.
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