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The unstoppable rise of a collaborative economy

Shane Hughes at TEDxLausanne (2013)

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• Information economy vs industrial economy
• Sharing adds value vs scarcity
• Networks vs hierarchy
• Distribution of labor vs division of labor
• Sharing vs buying
• Cooperative Movement + Collaborative Movement + Change-maker Movement

《韓民族日報》Hankyoreh

《韓民族日報》史要追溯至1988年，令人感到似曾相識的是：當時南韓仍處於盧泰愚的專制統治下，主流新聞媒體的作風極為保守。超過200名因為敢言而被媒體裁撤的新聞工作者，經過一輪大型的集資運動後，終於成功得到近60,000名小股東的支持，籌得逾2,000萬美元的資金辦報，即平均每人出資約4,000美元；但同時又規定每名股東持股不得超過1%，以確保擁有權維持在分散狀態。時至今日，負責該報日常管理的行政總裁，仍由全體員工以一人一票方式選出；而由行政總裁提名的總編輯，亦需取得全體員工的信任投票通過任命。最終《韓民族日報》仍能在高度集團化的報業巿場中脫穎而出，甚至擠身南韓三大日報的地位。

The Hankyoreh is an independent newspaper established in 1988 by journalists who had dreamed of a genuinely independent newspaper

Among them were dozens of former journalists who had been ejected from their jobs due to their roles in promoting freedom of the press and democracy. Their long-cherished dream of beginning an independent newspaper came true through successful fundraising, which began shortly after popular uprising against the military dictatorship in 1987. The Hankyoreh was inaugurated on May 15, 1988.

The Hankyoreh is a progressive newspaper, decisively committed to journalistic freedom, democracy, peaceful coexistence and national reconciliation between South and North Korea, which were divided by external forces after World War II. The Hankyoreh is unrelenting but fair in coverage. It does not negate the philosophy of the free market economy, individual liberty and personal freedom. But it accepts that the more detrimental effects of an unbridled market economy should be regulated by various means.

Its distinct feature is its unique ownership. Unlike most traditional Korean newspapers, under the ownership of a family or business conglomerate, the Hankyoreh is owned by about 62,000 shareholders who joined the original drive for the paper's inception. They are from all walks of life in Korea, ranging from teachers to university students to housewives. Even though their backgrounds are different, they have one value in common: a desire for a genuinely independent newspaper and for full-fledged democracy in Korea.

English Edition | 韓文版網頁

參考:

1.    原文載於明報星期日生活 (韓江雪)

2.    鄒崇銘、黃英琦、阮耀啟 (2014)，共享城巿：從社會企業、公平貿易、良心消費到共享經濟，香港：基道出版社。

社會創新實驗:全民參與的協作經濟

協作經濟的基點是以人為本的協作文化，分享權力和資源，並嘗試透過協作管理建立透明和公正的賞罰制度，重視溝通、創意及其他訊息處理，為不同類型的經濟活動創造新的動力。

協作企業的特色

在協作企業，參與者不論背景及資本多少，均可參與成為協作企業的投資者。正如一般的企業，股份按投資金額的比例分配，雖然企業利潤仍按股份多少分配，然而每位股東不論股份多少卻享有相等的權力。如此，則一切被社會邊緣化的人都可以被吸納在協作企業之中，而企業能否成功發展則有賴人類的協作精神；創意的維護；企業有效的訊息管理及行之有效的賞罰制度。

協作經濟的發展

協作企業若能成功發展，將有助企業內被社會邊緣化的持分者有機會參與經濟活動並帶來收入。由於權力劃分均等，不同持分者，包括被社會邊緣化的人士都可以有尊嚴地在協作文化下有所發揮，為企業帶來貢獻。本會期望協作經濟可帶動社會創新，在培養人與人彼此尊重的修養之餘，亦重新肯定過去被社會扭曲的價值，為人類文明及可持續發展創造可重覆和擴大的正面影響。

如何參與協作企業

協作企業的投資者不設背景篩選，只要達到合法年齡，不論學歷、殘疾、宗教、種族，均可自由參與。投資者亦沒有投資額的限制。股東一般以業餘性質參與企業的管理。

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