tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post409143183233917543..comments2023-11-02T20:45:14.873+11:00Comments on eGov AU: When the public controls the printing presses and corporations have more 'citizens' than countries, who holds the power?Craig Thomlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-14306665522198394092010-04-02T23:31:54.248+11:002010-04-02T23:31:54.248+11:00Is it too naive to think that the seeds of the new...Is it too naive to think that the seeds of the new governance at which this great post is hinting lie, at least in some measure, within the communication revolution which is driving the need it in the first place? <br /><br />The key is transparency and accountability...what is instructive in the post is the extent to which it is possible to even report what has been happening, which of course if a function of the new tools and platforms that you talk about.<br /><br />But I agree it's a very tough, but central question about how these tools and capabilities shift the way we think about governance, which means thinking again about fundamental issues like representation, transparency, accountability, power, authority and trust. <br /><br />Many of the assumptions and practices that underpinned the old settlement are unraveling but without a clear sense of what will, or should replace them. World government or larger and bolder supra-national institutions or rules may not be either appropriate or helpful. I'm not sure what the answer will be except to assume, as I said at the start, that something about this new networked, transparent and open world is going to be as much a part of the solution as it is a part of the problems you've identified.Martin Stewart-Weeksnoreply@blogger.com