[bestbits] [governance] Text of speech - losing remarks at UNESCO Connecting the Dots Conference

[Elvis-Wura Towolawi]

Nnenna. You have expressed the desire of every millenial. Happy Birthday!

On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:24 AM, Guru <Guru at itforchange.net> wrote:

> On Thursday 05 March 2015 01:22 AM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Nnenna for another great speech. Access will be also one of the
>> highest priorities for the NetMundial Initiative.
>>
>> Wolfgang
>>
>
> I remember as long as a decade ago, 'access' was recognized as a ploy by
> the powerful to keep the rest out of issues of governance and power.
>
> We are now talking the language of 'OCCUPY' (it is the  'Internet of the
> peoples') and  not of access (how  the elite can trickle down the goodies
> in the way they want)
>
> But no surprises here.
>
> Guru
>
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