The event
noze, in its role as CIRS Consortium President, participates in QuiFree.it at the Festival of Creativity in Florence. The event is promoted by Regione Toscana and is dedicated to free knowledge, Open Source and digital culture.
The programme
The two-day event brings together a diverse range of institutional, academic and international figures:
- Undersecretary Magnolfi
- Bruce Perens — co-founder of the Open Source movement
- Derrick De Kerckhove — media theorist and McLuhan scholar
- Representatives from the European Commission
The programme includes practical workshops on:
- Ubuntu installation and usage
- PC reuse and extending the life of hardware through free software
- Collaborative writing using Open Source tools
- Linux certification for professionals
The significance
QuiFree.it represents a meeting point between the institutional promotion of free software and the hands-on culture of the Open Source community. The presence of figures such as Bruce Perens and Derrick De Kerckhove alongside institutional representatives underscores the growing recognition of free knowledge as a matter of public policy and cultural innovation.
noze’s participation as CIRS Consortium President reflects the company’s leadership role in the Tuscan and national Open Source ecosystem, bridging the gap between community initiatives and institutional frameworks.