[governance] Re: 2009 Predictions Survey invitation

[Eric Dierker]

I do not predict but I know.  Mass information at our fingertips is growing. Ease of access and universality is becoming a reality. This we have seen for a decade.  But what we cannot control and what is becoming a common truth is  that we are learning to use this knowledge base.
 
As it takes a pianist time to master the keys, as it takes an athlete years of training to reach a pinnacle, so it is also true with knowledge. As individuals we are mastering our abilities and it is becoming common place to not only access but to appropriately apply that knowledge.  As individuals master and display and add to others quality of life, they, by example attract others -- we see this in workplace, home and family, school and entertainment.  This synergism is too powerful to control, too good to rein in and invincible in the battlefield of social justice.
 
We will see in the coming decade a change in paradigm.  Governance will change from the primary need to control those governing to a more enlightened approach of empowering the governed.  Knowledge will begin to replace hype and marketing and soundbites.  Reason with a foundation in truth will begin to replace herd mentality.  The most unnoticeable yet most overwhelming force will be a shift in language communication that will allow those now separated by perceived lack of commonality to become inseparable by common understanding.
 
There is and will be a major war like never before seen.  It will be the institutionalized machinery of conflict whose main weapon is ignorance versus the universal acceptance of rights and diversity whose main weapon is knowledge and understanding. There is no doubt that in this conflagration that finally reason will triumph.

--- On Wed, 12/16/09, Lee Rainie <lrainie at survey.psra.com> wrote:


From: Lee Rainie <lrainie at survey.psra.com>
Subject: 2009 Predictions Survey invitation
To: cogitoergosum at sbcglobal.net
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 4:39 PM



A few weeks ago, you might have received an email from The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University inviting you to participate in our ongoing survey of stakeholders about the future of the internet. We are very interested in including your views in our research and hope you can find time between now and the end of the year to complete the questionnaire.
This web-based survey about international concerns and the internet follows three previous surveys of thousands of internet stakeholders that measured the expected impact of the internet over the next decade (to see the results, please go to (www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/expertsurveys/default.xhtml). This year, we are soliciting predictions from thoughtful analysts in regard to a number of additional issues tied to the future of information and communications technologies (ICTs).
We hope you'll take 20 to 25 minutes to fill out our survey (to participate, you must use Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari as your browser). You will find the survey at:http://survey.confirmit.com/wix/p1075078513.aspx

The survey asks you to choose between alternative outcomes of the impact of the internet and mobile connectivity and to contribute your own thoughts about what you believe should or will happen by the year 2020. This is a confidential survey. However, we encourage you to take credit for your thoughts. After each question, you are invited to explain or expand on your views. Each elaboration you provide will remain anonymous unless you put your name at the start of it.
When you begin the survey, please use this personal identification number (PIN): YMCNF
The Pew Internet Project will issue a report based on this survey in late winter 2010; we expect the results to be useful to policy makers, scholars and those in the information technology industry. Material from this survey will be added to the Elon University/Pew Internet site, Imagining the Internet (www.imaginingtheinternet.org). We will not use your name or email address for any purpose other than this research project, and we will not share your information with outside solicitors.
We are certain we have not identified all individuals whose views would be helpful to this research, so I invite you to send an invitation to participate in this survey to any friends or colleagues whose insights would be of value. Please ask them to use PIN 9000 when taking the survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at lrainie at pewinternet.org.
Thank you,
Lee Rainie
Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
1615 L Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.419-4500
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