http://www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com/archives/2009/01/building_a_gove.html Wireless mobility - Innovation - Digital convergence - mobile web 2.0 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:47:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.opengardensblog.futuretext.com/archives/2009/01/building_a_gove.html/comment-page-1#comment-1707 Hardy Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:18:10 +0000 http://dev5.indigocontenthost.co.uk/archives/2009/01/building_a_gove.html#comment-1707 The internet is an international, stateless entity where communities develop without regard to geography. So why should we maintain those old geographic borders? Also, the internet is a democratic environment, where people can participate in governance as much as they please. So why should we maintain the old idea of leaders and followers? If this makes sense, have a look at the Metagovernment project, and how they are building a framework that can eventually bring us into the internet age of governance: <a href="http://metagovernment.org" rel="nofollow">http://metagovernment.org</a> The internet is an international, stateless entity where communities develop without regard to geography. So why should we maintain those old geographic borders?
Also, the internet is a democratic environment, where people can participate in governance as much as they please. So why should we maintain the old idea of leaders and followers?
If this makes sense, have a look at the Metagovernment project, and how they are building a framework that can eventually bring us into the internet age of governance: http://metagovernment.org

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