[governance] For you as an Internet user, what is a "Critical Internet resource"?

[Kieren McCarthy]

Actually, I've become increasingly of the view that one of the problems wrt
issues that the Internet is throwing up is that a small group of people that
have followed Internet issues since the early days feel the need to be
involved with every aspect.

 

Perfectly logical from a human perspective, but impossible in the wider
scheme of things because of the sheer amount of material and change these
days. 

 

The problem that I'm hoping to try to find ways of solving is to make it
easy for people that care about a very particular aspect of what the
Internet is doing can find an easy way to get involved.

 

There is clearly a problem somewhere because you keep hearing the same
expressions of frustration about how and where decisions are made. 

 

Who are "the people"? They are the people that care about a particular issue
- be it government ministers, CEOs, academics or the (wo)man in the street.

 

 

 

Kieren

 

 

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From: Robert Guerra [mailto:lists at privaterra.info] 
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 1:35 PM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
Subject: Re: [governance] For you as an Internet user, what is a "Critical
Internet resource"?

 

Kieren:

 

I'm quite surprised by you response.

 

First - define people... An selected elite who actually know about IG
issues, speak english and have access to the internet - or the "whole world"
?

 

Pro-active engagement, consultation and - dialogue - with those voices
missing from the discussion is much needed.  While this space can provide a
valuable venue for discussion  - it can not be seen as the sole
authoritative space in IG. Different cultures have different modes of
expression. While some may feel quite comfortable posting on a public list
- it is likely not the case for the majority. 

 

What spaces do exist for dialogue, discussion and debate. hmm.. IGF perhaps?

 

regards

 

Robert

 

 

 

On 5-Oct-07, at 12:19 PM, Kieren McCarthy wrote:





I agree with Ray on this, but I would like to know *why* people aren't
involving themselves in the open fora specifically constructed to gather the
sort of input that they claiming is lacking.









 

There is a surprising lack of candour about the realities of the situation
considering the passion that exists out there.

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