[governance] [bestbits] Remarks at UNESCO Closing Ceremony of "Connecting the Dots Conference"

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

Norbert's point in his last sentence is a great one. Given the text remains open for comment, an answer to that question would be really helpful to enable those preparing submissions to know what the fault lines are with the concepts that didn't make the cut.

On 7 Mar 2015, at 12:45, Norbert Klein <nhklein at gmx.net> wrote:

> 
> On 03/07/2015 02:30 PM, Benedek, Wolfgang (wolfgang.benedek at uni-graz.at)
> wrote:
>> As a participant and speaker in the UNESCO conference Connecting the
>> dots: Options for future action  in Paris I think it is important to
>> put the record straight: the main purpose of the conference was to
>> give feedback to the UNESCO draft Internet study and advise on the
>> future priorities in this field. This was done in several plenary and
>> 16 breakout sessions in a MSH-approach quite successfully. 
>> The fact that two concepts important to some did not make it into the
>> outcome document should not be overestimated as this is all work in
>> progress. Also other concepts dear to others were not or only partly
>> included. I also do not remember that these concepts were elaborated
>> on during the sessions or panels in any significant way in order to
>> deepen their understanding.
>> 
>> Wolfgang Benedek
>> 
> 
> Dear Mr. Benedek,
> 
> thanks for this, for this type of, clarification - using only
> formalities like "Also other concepts dear to others were not or only
> partly included."
> 
> I cannot easily imagine what kind of "other concept" of a similar
> importance and weight could be lined up with "democracy." I would
> appreciate it if you, as a participant in this UNESCO conference, could
> share some of these "other concepts" which were also not, or only
> partially, included.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Norbert Klein
> Cambodia
> 
> 
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