[bestbits] [governance] Nominations for IGF closing and opening speakers

[Mike Baak]

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.

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.


Thank you,
Michael Baak

On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro>
wrote:

> Dear Parminder,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Regards, Nick
>
> > On 24 Oct 2015, at 19:19, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> >
> > There was no political energy at all in the
> > room (at WSIS review), and everyone seemed wanting the proceedings to
> > end quickly so that they could leave.
>
>
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