From kte at psl.org.pl Sun Nov 11 23:50:21 2007 From: kte at psl.org.pl (=?windows-1250?Q?Les=B3aw_Michnowski?=) Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:50:21 +0100 Subject: [WSIS-EUC] Leslaw Michnowski WSIS follow-up Message-ID: <000b01c824b5$3d6f1630$0a01a8c0@elmamba> Dear Colleagues, I would like to inform you about new book of mine, published by Polish Science Academy: Spoleczenstwo przyszlosci a trwaly rozwoj, Cybernetyczne spojrzenie na przyszlosc swiata, (VISION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY ? FUTURE OF THE WORLD FROM CYBERNETICIST PERSPECTIVE), The large overview of this book - http://pelicanweb.org/solisustv03n11michnowski.html - was just published by Luis Gutierrez in The Vol. 3, No. 11, November 2007 issue of the Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence (SSNV) Research Newsletter. Would you give me your opinion about my ICT sustainable development proposals and help to disseminate information about this book? With kind regards ? 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Would you give me your opinion about my WSIS follow-up ICT sustainable development proposals and help to disseminate information about this book? With kind regards - Leslaw Michnowski. www.psl.org.pl/kte www.psl.org.pl/kte/artlm.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:24 PM Subject: WSIS-EUC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 3 > Send WSIS-EUC mailing list submissions to > wsis-euc at fsfeurope.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wsis-euc-request at fsfeurope.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wsis-euc-owner at fsfeurope.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WSIS-EUC digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. EU SDS WSIS follow-up (leslaw.michnowski at neostrada.pl) > 2. Re: WSIS-EUC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 > (leslaw.michnowski at neostrada.pl) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:31:10 +0100 > From: leslaw.michnowski at neostrada.pl > Subject: [WSIS-EUC] EU SDS WSIS follow-up > To: wsis-euc at fsfeurope.org > Message-ID: <000a01c73318$7fbbbc30$0a01a8c0 at elmamba> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" > > information is the key to (sustainability) transformation. (?) When (?) > information flows are changed, any system will behave differently > > > Meadows et. al., Limits to Growth, > > The 30 -Years Update. > > > > in the new world of infinite information resources, one country's > creation of wealth based on information can be shared by all. > > The value of information increases, the more it is shared. > Yoshio Utsumi (ITU) - WSIS Tunis 2005 > > > This Summit (WSIS) must (?) push forward the outcome > > of the World Summit (New York 2005) (?) > > The hurdle here is more political than financial. > > Kofi Annan - WSIS Tunis 2005 > > > > > > Dear Europeans, > > > > Nowadays we are in quite new global situation: in the State of Change and > Risk. We need to change shortsighted economic growth into sustained > economic > growth, and change pernicious globalization into fair globalization, that > allow full and productive employment and decent work for all (2005 Summit > Outcome). > > Particularly, rapid economic growth of world developing countries like > China > should be taken under ecohumanistic control. I support the view it is > impossible without WSIS ? follow up, including global system dynamics ? > DYNAMIC MONITORING.. > > > > To avoid global catastrophe we need also to support firmly authors of new > EU SDS (Review of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (EU SDS) - - > Renewed Strategy, 10117/06 - > http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/06/st10/st10117.en06.pdf ) > > > > As a first step in this direction I propose to convince policy makers that > they need - for EU SDS realization > - a new tool: DYNAMIC MONITORING. > > I propose to build in multi stage way, > continuously under development, commonly accessible, worldwide (net and > GRID) > sustainable development information system for: > - dynamic monitoring, > - long range forecasting, and > - measurable evaluation of > policy, economy, work and other changes > in the life conditions > > My proposals are available on web page: > World - Grid Type, Continuously Under-development - System Dynamics > http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/2006/proceed/supp/184.ppt > http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/2006/proceed/papers/MICHN184.pdf > . > > For policy corrections especially DYNAMIC MONITORING is essential. > > I am looking forward for your opinion. > Best regards ? > Leslaw Michnowski > www.psl.org.pl/kte > http://www.psl.org.pl/kte/artlm.htm > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/wsis-euc/attachments/20070108/3db1aa45/attachment.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:11:35 +0200 > From: leslaw.michnowski at neostrada.pl > Subject: Re: [WSIS-EUC] WSIS-EUC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 > To: wsis-euc at fsfeurope.org > Message-ID: <000d01c7d8ec$1a68dd70$0a01a8c0 at elmamba> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear European friends, > > I have attended in Warsaw, in April 2007, CO-REACH (China - EU) science > cooperation meeting. I have proposed to start building China - EU > INFORMATION CENTER for Sustainable Development Strategy and Global Dynamic > Monitoring (see attached ppt). > I propose to treat this proposal as WSIS follow-up and precondition of > Renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy (EU SDS, June 2006) > realization. > To reject "zero growth" policy and transform, social-Darwinistic, > pernicious globalization into justice, fair, with human face > globalization > we need quite new computer tools for shaping policy and sustained economic > growth. > I ask you for assessment of above proposal and - if you approve it - help > in > realization. > > Regards - > Leslaw > http://www.psl.org.pl/kte > http://www.psl.org.pl/kte/artlm.htm > > See also: > > Jay W. Forrester: COUNTERINTUITIVE BEHAVIOR OF SOCIAL SYSTEMS - > http://web.mit.edu/sdg/www/D-4468-2.Counterintuitive.pdf (negation of > "zero > growth" strategy - LM) > Leslaw Michnowski: World Grid System Dynamics - Why do we need it? > http://www.psl.org.pl/kte/Poster%20Nijmegen.ppt > http://www.psl.org.pl/kte/Nijmegen-bn.pdf. > Angela Merkel (in Davos 2007): > http://www.g-8.de/Content/EN/Reden/2007/01/2007-01-24-rede-bkin-davos.html > (:zero growth can and will not be the answer", "to give globalization a > human face") > Gordon Brown (31 July, UN): > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6924570.stm ("to make > globalisation a force for justice on a global scale."). > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:00 PM > Subject: WSIS-EUC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 > > >> Send WSIS-EUC mailing list submissions to >> wsis-euc at fsfeurope.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> wsis-euc-request at fsfeurope.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wsis-euc-owner at fsfeurope.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of WSIS-EUC digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. International Meeting on Data Retention, Berlin, 31 August >> and 1 September (Ralf Bendrath) >> 2. FreeNet Campaign in Bulgaria (Milena Bokova) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:27:53 +0200 >> From: Ralf Bendrath >> Subject: [WSIS-EUC] International Meeting on Data Retention, Berlin, >> 31 August and 1 September >> To: incommunicado , WSIS-EU >> , WSIS Privacy&Security WG >> >> Message-ID: <46B713C9.8040309 at zedat.fu-berlin.de> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >> >> Please circulate this invitation to groups that are active against data >> retention across Europe. For travel funding, see below. >> >> =International Meeting on Data Retention= >> >> ==Date== >> >> Berlin, 31 August and 1 September 2007 >> >> ==Where?== >> >> newthinking store >> Tucholskystrasse 48 >> 10117 Berlin, Germnany >> S-train stop: Oranienburger Strasse >> Bus stop: Tucholskystrasse >> Map: >> >> >> == Invitation to European privacy and data protection activists == >> >> Following developments in EU countries related to the 2006 EU data >> retention Directive adoption and its transposition process in member >> states, European privacy and data protection activists have felt the need >> to coordinate efforts at the European level to protest against these >> threats to privacy and other fundamental rights. >> >> EDRI, the federation of European Digital Rights NGOs, has been involved >> in >> the European activities against data retention for a number of years. In >> Germany, the opposition against data retention is coordinated by AK >> Vorrat >> (Working Group on Data Retention). >> >> EDRI members will meet in Berlin on September 1-2, 2007 for their 2007 >> General Assembly. They have decided to dedicate part of this time to an >> open discussion with other data protection and privacy activists in >> Europe. AK Vorrat, with the support of EDRi, has decided to invite to a >> related meeting on the day before the EDRi General Assembly, August 31, >> 2007. Privacy International also supports the meeting and calls for broad >> participation. >> >> ==Draft Agenda== >> >> ===August 31, 2007=== >> >> I. Data Retention: State of affairs and latest developments >> >> * Short introduction on telecommunications data retention >> * Connections between data retention and other issues, such as >> IPR-enforcement and retention of CCTV or genetic data >> * Tour de table with quick factual briefing on national situations across >> Europe, also: data retention elsewhere >> >> II. Opposition and perspectives at national levels >> >> * short presentation on the activities and lessons learned in the AK >> Vorrat in Germany >> * Overview of activities in different countries, collection of best >> practices >> ** Legal challenges and plans >> ** Technical tools and plans >> ** Political activities and plans >> >> ===September 1, 2007=== >> >> III. Opposition and perspectives at European level - The way ahead >> >> * Stock-taking of previous networking meetings and campaigns >> * Lessons learned from the EDRi-PI EU-level campaign ?data retention is >> no >> solution" >> * Discussion on a EU-level campaign and general conference >> * Identification of next opportunities for networking meetings >> * Joint press release >> >> ==Travel Funding== >> >> AK Vorrat has secured 2000 EUR for travel assistance. People interested >> in >> participating on both days who could not otherwise afford the trip to >> Berlin should contact Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes >> with the following information: >> Name, E-mail, Organisation if any, Country, website, a short summary of >> previous and planned activities in this field, and an indication on why >> the funding is needed. The funding will with priority be given to unpaid >> volunteers, members of unfunded groups and participants from EU accession >> countries. >> >> ==Participants== >> >> People interested in participating in this meeting are kindly asked to >> inform the EDRI board of their intention, by sending an email to >> with the following information: Name, E-mail, >> Organisation if any, Country, website. >> >> If you need grants for travel or if you need a private place to rest, >> please let us know by mail: >> >> ==Platform for coordination== >> >> ===Coordination of agenda etc=== >> >> >> ===Coordination Team=== >> for EDRi: >> * EDRi Board >> >> for AK Vorrat: >> * Ralf Bendrath] (AK Vorrat, Germany), mailto:bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de >> * Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes (AK Vorrat, Germany), >> - Mobile: +49-170-2487266 >> >> >> ==Information on EDRI== >> European Digital Rights was founded in June 2002. It currently has 26 >> members from 16 different countries. EDRi members are privacy and civil >> rights NGOs. More at: >> >> ==Information on AK Vorrat== >> The opposition against data retention in the host country Germany is >> coordinated by the AK Vorrat (Working Group on Data Retention), with the >> active involvement of EDRi's German members and a growing number of other >> groups and individuals. More at: >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:01:47 +0300 >> From: Milena Bokova >> Subject: [WSIS-EUC] FreeNet Campaign in Bulgaria >> To: WSIS-EU >> Message-ID: <46B71BBB.9030303 at bluelink.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Dear all, >> >> We have started a FreeNet campaign for freedom of expression on the >> Internet. >> More info you can find at: http://freenet.bluelink.net/?page_id=11 >> >> If you feel like supporting it, you can do so at: >> http://freenet.bluelink.net/?page_id=29 >> We will be very grateful if you spread out this information through your >> channels. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> milena >> -- >> === >> >> Milena Bokova >> Executive Director >> BlueLink Information Network >> >> 57 Vladaiska Str. >> Sofia 1606, Bulgaria >> Tel. +359 (0)2 9532805 >> Fax. +359 (0)2 8519186 >> director at bluelink.net >> http://www.bluelink.net >> http://www.bluelink.info >> >> ??????? ?? ??????? >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/wsis-euc/attachments/20070806/781600e3/attachment-0001.htm >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: bluelink_epay.gif >> Type: image/gif >> Size: 2684 bytes >> Desc: not available >> Url : >> http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/wsis-euc/attachments/20070806/781600e3/attachment-0001.gif >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WSIS-EUC mailing list >> WSIS-EUC at fsfeurope.org >> https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc >> >> >> End of WSIS-EUC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 >> *************************************** > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: CO-REACH .ppt > Type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint > Size: 478208 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/wsis-euc/attachments/20070807/72af1d01/attachment.ppt > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WSIS-EUC mailing list > WSIS-EUC at fsfeurope.org > https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc > > > End of WSIS-EUC Digest, Vol 44, Issue 3 > ***************************************