[WSIS CS-Plenary] FW: Networking the Networked/Closing the Loop: Some Notes on WSIS II

[l.d.misek-falkoff falkoff]

I post to thank you Michael for: the idea and phrase: " respectful of the
process and with a deep sense of obligation ..."  and I hope to bring *
Respectful Interfaces* to bear on notes to be posted from here.  I very much
also look forward to meeting in person one fine day
all those on this list who end up in the geography of NY/NJ/Pennsylvania.
Or even a bit further out.  Missed you at WSIS-2-Tunis which means being on
separate paths, the more the merrier, in weaving together the garments of
observation.

In this regard, how about (I do so now) asking Rik if we might co-chair a
Talking Points Review of the Summit, at the U.N. in New York? Format to be
determined...

And sending best wishes for Thanksgiving and every day to all here.
:) LDMF.

Individual email,
Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D..
Internet and Precursor networks early 1960's ---
* Respectful Interfaces * Programme / Communications Coordination Committee
for the U.N. (NGO).  Presenter WSIS-2-Tunis Global Disability Forum (Hiroshi
Karamura, Convener. Thanks Hiroshi !)


On 11/24/05, Gurstein, Michael <gurstein at adm.njit.edu> wrote:
>
> Since others are sharing their reflections on WSIS I will as well,
> though mine aren't as sunny as are some others and mine are rather more
> personal observations than a critical analysis though I hope that there are
> elements of both.
>
> Those who have noted my earlier interventions will see some of the same
> themes repeated here--they were the basis on which I participated and then
> "interrogated" my participation and experience of the process and the event;
> and my recommendation, not really presented in the piece is that CS, before
> it/they/we go forward needs to go through a period of reflection and
> self-criticism and reformulation of its current strategies and
> procedures--what succeeded, why, what didn't and why, what were we trying to
> achieve, and why, how did we go about it and was that the most appropriate
> way of doing so given what we were trying to achieve and so on and so on.
> In the end the question in this space is a rather fundamental one, is it
> to be closed or open and inclusive networks.  Given the climate of the times
> and knowing some of the players, the answer I'm sure will be reflexively the
> latter.
>
> But beyond the simple affirmation, the challenge is to figure out how to
> in fact be truly open and inclusive networks when all the pressures and the
> pragmatics in and of the "real world" are towards closure and where open
> networks are very very hard work and the path towards them especially in
> circumstances such as these here are anything but clear.  And in this I
> don't have any ready answers but I think it only respectful of the process
> and with a deep sense of obligation to dare I say "an inclusive, people
> centred, development oriented Information Society" that I raise these
> questions.
>
> Best to all,
>
> Mike Gurstein
>
>
>
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