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Andrea Illy presents some relevant thoughts on global governance in
Complexity Mathematics, the EU and Global Governance, from The
Globalist <a
href="http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=9363">http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=9363.</a>
The focus is on the EU but lessons for the Internet might be found
there as well.<br>
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It starts: <br>
<blockquote>I <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
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but I have learned that we must grapple with some key concepts
in order to prepare ourselves for the challenges that lie
ahead for our civilization — almost regardless of where we
live. The first important principle to get our arms around is
this: The more we grow, the more disorder we create.
<p>While this may sound like some anarchical idea, it really
is the thermodynamic principle of entropy. Likewise, the
more disorder that we have around, the more variables we
create. As a result, we constantly create more complexity,
because the definition of complexity is the interdependence
of the many variables involved. </p>
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<p>Managing this complexity requires a completely different
mental and scientific approach than the one we are used to.
People tend to think in a linear fashion, simply because
that’s what we are used to doing.
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<p>We humans are adept at, and used to, understanding three
dimensions: length, width and height. Why is this
significant? Because that is what typical linear mathematics
captures. Once you surpass three variables in mathematics,
however, then you start entering complexity mathematics,
which is completely different. <a
href="http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=9363">...</a><br>
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<p>Best,<br>
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<p>Tom Lowenhaupt, Director<br>
Connecting.nyc Inc.<br>
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<p>P.S. We're sponsoring a discussion on governance of the .nyc
TLD this Thursday from 10-11 AM, New York time. It's using
Google's Hangout feature as follows:<br>
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<p>What is the governance process for the .nyc TLD?</p>
<p>Is the multi-stakeholder model used by ICANN and the IGF
appropriate for a city TLD? (Typically thought of as business,
government, civic society.) How might this be adjusted for New
York's needs?</p>
<p>We'll discuss the governance of other civic communication
channels - public access cable, radio, tv - and how a city TLD
might be best governed.</p>
<p>The topic will be addressed at our regular Thursday "Tea and
the .nyc TLD" Hangout on Google +, for one hour between 10-11
AM. Go here --> <a
href="https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/ngemlink?path=%2F%3Fgpinv%3DdfX6OlVqIUg%3Al0RUKL1XqtM">Google+
Hangout</a>.</p>
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