<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">In principle, I totally agree with Parminder's focus on what is not -- yet should be -- being discussed, but it would be great if Parminder could propose candidates who meet those criteria. <br><br>To my understanding, Parminder's points are exactly what we discussed and partly predicted in the late 80s-early 90s. We used to argue that the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of socialist governments may lead people to embracing, instead of questioning, the superficial successes in the current version of capitalist democracy as true conquests of the humankind. And, in this 21st century, we now are witnessing the deeply concerning concentration of capital and control in a fewer number of (tech) giants and conservative swings backed by the public even in the most advanced economies. I think Parminder would like us to question deeper into the phenomena that are being considered as given and assess these phenomena are truly people-centered. Always great to be reminded of Foucault. <br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thank you, <br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Michael Baak <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nashton@consensus.pro" target="_blank">nashton@consensus.pro</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear Parminder,<br>
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I was really struck by this comment of yours. I don’t think there’s a lot of appetite for this review in NY, and while there are many reasons why, we are where we are.<br>
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The likelihood is that the structure of WSIS in its second decennial will probably be much like it has been in the first. Whether that is good or bad is a separate question - perhaps a little of both. It seems to me likely that the real opportunity to marshal ICT4d for development may move to the Technology Facilitation Mechanism in the SDGs - depending upon what is done with it.<br>
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Regards, Nick<br>
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> On 24 Oct 2015, at 19:19, parminder <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> There was no political energy at all in the<br>
> room (at WSIS review), and everyone seemed wanting the proceedings to<br>
> end quickly so that they could leave.<br>
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