Their "arts" were closely guarded trade secrets and they retained ownership of their tools and materials.
Come on, we are living in a web 2.0 world; users expect to have a say and they want to take ownership of the tools that they use.
While barriers to access remain, the convergence of affordable feature phones and flexible pre-paid schemes has meant that access to – and ownership of – digital tools has become a reality for millions around the world.
People are beginning to make the right noises – local ownership of technologies and tools, local content, and projects where end-users drive the process among them – and as new projects emerge over the next year, I hope we'll see actions speaking louder than words.
My expectation is that over time, people and businesses will become more comfortable with sharing some things while maintaining the option of deliberate ownership of some other tools, technology, teams, etc.
Strategies are also needed that will ensure that people have improved access and ownership of malaria preventive tools especially insecticide-treated nets, so as to substantially decrease the burden of the disease especially amongst the most-poor households.
In addition, Apple can leverage its close relationships with application developers and users, its access to a large amount of proprietary user data, and its ownership of iPhone software development tools and control over the iPhone developers' license agreement.
The sharing of tools and workspaces, collective ownership of property, revolving credit associations and barter systems make up the backbone of the economy.
Fig. 1 Ownership of and access to technology tools.
The questionnaire included items about respondents' ownership of and access to technology tools, their ability in performing user tasks from basic to advanced, their personal educational use of Web 2.0 tools, and their willingness to take online English courses.
