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<font face="Verdana">From the Morozov's article as quoted by
Jean-Louis <br>
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"</font>This is today’s America in full splendor: what cannot be
accomplished through controversial legislation will be accomplished
through privatization, only with far less oversight"<br>
<br>
It is this new state-corporate combination or, as the author calls
it, social contract, which is the most dangerous political
development of modern times. And civil society has been called to
play the hand maiden and the bed maker for this partnership.... <br>
<br>
IT for Change along with partner organisations held a workshop in
Delhi last week which makes precisely this point of how
privatisation is used to achieve specific political interests
through bypassing of democratic political processes. The worlshop
was titled "Technology in Governance - An agenda for centralisation,
privatisation and de-politicisation?" (workshop note is enclosed for
those who are interested to know more). The workshop was attended by
activists on socio-economic rights from across the country and has
developed a plan of action to confront this phenomenon. It was
co-orgnaised by the grassroots organisation that pioneered the right
to information movement in India. <br>
<br>
parminder <br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Thursday 25 July 2013 03:26 AM,
Jean-Louis FULLSACK wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear Caroline, Robert</p>
<p> and all</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wow ! When the FAZ, the very conservative business
newspaper tackles the US, there might be some very
serious reasons ! <br>
Actually, there are a lot. I can't but fully agree to Evgeny
Morozow's opinion. <br>
<br>
I found another very cutting argument in his article :</p>
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<h2><The public-private partnership of American
infrastructure</h2>
<p><Third, the sense of unconditional victory that civil
society in both Europe and America felt over the defeat of the
Total Information Awareness program – a much earlier effort to
e<stablish comprehensive surveillance – was premature. The
problem with Total Information Awareness was that it was too
big, too flashy, too dependent on government <bureaucracy.
What we got instead, a decade later, is a much nimbler,
leaner, more decentralized system, run by the private sector
and enabled by a social contract between <Silicon Valley
and Washington: while Silicon Valley runs, updates and
monetizes the digital infrastructure, the NSA can tap IT on
demand. Everyone specializes and everyone <wins.</p>
<p><This is today’s America in full splendor: what cannot be
accomplished through controversial legislation will be
accomplished through privatization, only with far less
oversight <and public control. From privately-run
healthcare providers to privately-run prisons to privately-run
militias dispatched to war zones, this is the public-private
partnership model <on which much of American infrastructure
operates these days. Communications is no exception.
Decentralization is liberating only if there’s no powerful
actor that can rip off <the benefits after the network has
been put in place. If such an actor exists – like NSA in this
case – decentralization is a mere shibboleth. Those in power
get more of what <they want quicker – and pay less for the
privilege.</p>
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<br>
Good one, Mr Morozov ! I submit this article to the particular
attention of the WSIS process leaders, Unesco, UNDP and -with a
special emphasis- the ITU, for whom PPP is the "Holy Grail" and
the final solution for all ICT4D issues !</p>
<p>Best</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jean-Louis Fullsack</p>
<p>CESIR<br>
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border-left: #ff0000 2px solid;">> Message du 24/07/13 22:29<br>
> De : "Norbert Bollow" <br>
> A : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a><br>
> Copie à : <br>
> Objet : Re: [governance] : The Price of Hypocrisy - Evgeny
Morozov on Information Consumerism - Überwachung - FAZ<br>
> <br>
> Carolina wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > Great article. His point of close relationships is
really<br>
> > interesting. <br>
> > <br>
> > >
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://m.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/ueberwachung/information-consumerism-the-price-of-hypocrisy-12292374.html">http://m.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/ueberwachung/information-consumerism-the-price-of-hypocrisy-12292374.html</a><br>
> <br>
> Strongly agreed.<br>
> <br>
> What are the policy alternatives to simply doing nothing
about the<br>
> “information consumerism” concerns?<br>
> <br>
> Greetings,<br>
> Norbert<br>
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