Obstacles to Digital DIY (and risks from it): notes from Rome

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A week ago I have been invited to a panel at the inauguration of MakerLand: a retail store in a shopping mall in Monza, Italy. This initiative appears rather peculiar considering its main partners: Talent Garden (a 4 years old company managing co-working spaces in Italy and quickly expanding in Europe), and the Italian subsidiary of Auchan (a French international retail group).
GULLP ( Gruppo Utenti Linux Lonate Pozzolo ) is now providing an "hackspace" in Volandia ( the biggest European Flight Museum).
The Lab temporarily labeled "Volandia LAB" is focused on flight technologies, unmanned aerial veihcles, Drones, and all related technologies. We use as well 3D Printing technologies to integrate, produce drone parts and for research scopes. Activities also integrates research and projects in the Internet of Things and Hardware field in general.