if henry george were a 21st century cyber citizen
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An update of talks delivered at the Association for Good Govenrment NSW's Annual Conference at Goulburn & year-end seminar at Redfern.TRANSCRIPT
If Henry George Were a If Henry George Were a 2121stst Century Cyber-Citizen Century Cyber-CitizenAssociation for Good Government28 November 2010
What is a Cyber Citizen?What is a Cyber Citizen?Do you have a social networking
(e.g., facebook /twitter/myspace/friendster) account?
Have you bought or sold anything online?
Do you blog?Do you have a website or
responsible for one?Do you have an e-mail address?Do you have a mobile?
Cyber Citizen/NetizenCyber Citizen/NetizenNetizen = portmanteau of internet
& citizenA person actively involved in
online communitiesResponsibility to make certain
that the internet community is improved in its development while encouraging free speech & open access
(from wikipedia)
What is the InternetWhat is the InternetTerm coined in 1974 when
ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency) started
Blueprints:◦1960s: ARPANET = UCLA, Stanford
RI, UCSB, Utah Uni carried out by BBN of Cambridge MA then expanded to MIT, Harvard ... RAND Carnegie Mellon ... (crashed at the 1st go)
◦ (www.waithowe.com)
First Generation First Generation NetworkingNetworkingMainframes – TerminalsHighly Selective: Military –
AcademeSpace Race: “Sputnik/Gagarin
Threat”Share Databases & DocumentsRemote “Think-Tanking”Copper WiresBy Invitation Only
11stst Generation: An Enclosed Generation: An Enclosed SocietySocietyConnected Mainframes +
TransportableAlumni, Consultants, Field
PersonnelCold WarSecurity + MobilityMilitary IntelligenceTelegraphBy Invitation Only/Hierarchies
Second Generation Second Generation NetworkingNetworkingPortable & Mobile Mini-
MainframesStaff & Field PersonnelCounter-IntelligenceData Banking & Data SharingRapid Assessment & Decision
MakingRadioHighly Secure
22ndnd Generation: A Feudal Generation: A Feudal SocietySocietyNetwork-to-Network ConnectionsAirline Ticketing + BankingCommercial FacilityDemographic/Economic
IntelligenceService EnhancementTelephone & TelegraphSelect Institutional Clientele
Third Generation Third Generation NetworkingNetworkingPersonal Computers: DesktopsAutonomous/Collaborative UseCorrespondence & CommunicationE-Mail & Electronic Bulletin BoardsInformation & Knowledge
EnhancementTelephone & TelegraphInstitutional Links/Technical
Proficiency: Languages
3rd Generation: Invitational 3rd Generation: Invitational SocietySocietyPersonal Computers: LaptopsMobile Professional UseBroadcast MediaElectronic Bulletin BoardsInformation & Knowledge
TimelinessTelephone & TelegraphInstitutional Links & Technical
Proficiency: Programs
Fourth Generation Fourth Generation NetworkingNetworkingNotebooksPersonal UseRealtime InteractionWebsitesMultimedia EntertainmentFibre-Optic, Electric LinesOperating Systems &
Subscription
44thth Generation: Mobile Generation: Mobile SocietySocietyPersonal Digital Assistants/MobilesRelationship & Community BuildingProactive ParticipationOn-line CommunitiesInteractive SitesMicrowave & Low-Earth Orbit
SatellitesOperating Systems & Open Access
Participation LevelsParticipation LevelsClosed Systems with
Gatekeepers◦Programming Language-Oriented◦By Invitation Only◦You must buy your way in
Open Systems◦Applications Oriented◦You are free, it’s free◦It is your right
An Educated GuessAn Educated GuessHenry George would have
embraced the internet as one of mankind’s crowning achievements with its vast possibilities
Finland: Internet Access as a Human Right◦Livelihood, Connectivity
Open Access = Enhanced Human Freedoms
When Economic Rents When Economic Rents AriseAriseNobody & Everybody Owns the
Internet, HOWEVER ...People Must Pay for the Advantages
of Enclosure & Compensate Others for the Disadvantages
Cyber-Squatters:◦Bandwidth Monopolies◦Website & Domains
“On the Shelf” Operating Systemss
Where Economic Rents Where Economic Rents AriseArisePhysical Site: Access CountsBandwidth Allocation: Speed (
http://ercim-news.ercim.eu/en79/special/econets-economic-and-energy-efficient-bandwidth-allocation-in-future-networks)
Gatekeepers: Users Add Value◦Infrastructure: Telephone Cos./ISPs◦Operating System Developers◦Domains & Uniform Resource
Locator
Internet as a “Civilization”Internet as a “Civilization”Internet as a Living Analogy
◦From Community to Civilization (in half a century) from five institutions to >250 MM (2010) approaching 1 Billion in EO2012
Continuing Improvement◦Of, for & by the people (!)
Power & Wealth◦Possibilities for the landless
Justice = Happiness = Human Equality◦A global consciousness/awareness
Henry George Would Henry George Would Support ...Support ...Cooperative Cyber Enterprises
◦Telecom co-ops for infrastructureSupport for free, open source systems
◦Break monopolistic graspsTaxation
◦No taxation in the cyber economy transaction & production
◦Collect monopoly rent based on market forces
A cyber citizen’s dividend of free access
Render Unto the Cyber Space Render Unto the Cyber Space What Belongs to the Cyber What Belongs to the Cyber Space butSpace butRender Unto the People What Render Unto the People What Belongs to the PeopleBelongs to the People