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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#CCCCCC" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good question Tom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I see the need for very broad frameworks of management at a global level (these issues are ultimately global ones or at least their solutions can only be global … and of course they have to do with mechanisms and processes of “governance… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If we can get it right for Internet governance maybe we can find ways forward for these even more formidable challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Thomas Lowenhaupt [mailto:toml@communisphere.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 15, 2014 8:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> michael gurstein; governance list IG Caucus<br><b>Subject:</b> Humans Need Not Apply: The Robots are Coming (Actually they are already here<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mike,<br><br>Long ago I thought this problem could be solved by reallocating resources: The availability of farm machinery has created more food than we know what to do with; and half of New York seems to be filled with storage bins filled with the abundance of manufactured goods. And I thought that people be happy to retire at 30. <br><br>But assuming an abundance of energy and no environmental limitations, would I like a 50 year retirement? These days I seem to live for my work. If some machine takes it away, I'd be left with a diminished life. <br><br>How important is work to most peoples lives? <br><br>Yes, I agree with the video, and the clock seems to be ticking.<br><br>By posting on the governance list are you suggesting that Internet governance and "technology management" be combined?<br><br>Tom Lowenhaupt<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/15/2014 6:42 PM, michael gurstein wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>So what do we do?<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>M<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>