[wg-review] Re: [ga] ICANN & other Major Corporations

[Sandy Harris <sandy@storm.ca>]

Eric Dierker wrote:

> > > Every voting American Netizen could get in communication with their
> > > Government Representatives and help them understand:  1) The Internet,
> > > 2)  The ICANN, 3)  The IETF.
> >
> > I very much doubt that most Netizens understand the net in any depth. Yes,
> > we use it and are aware of some of the issues, but that's not the same. As
> > for ICANN and the IETF, I suspect many users wouldn't even recognise the
> > names. I've met "web designers" who did not recognise "W3C" or "SSL"!
> >
> 
> I think we all agree that the above technical stuff, is not what we need
> in Outreach and Education. ...

It is certainly not all that is needed, or even the most important part, but
to some extent it is necessary.

Neither the social and political issues of the net nor the technical aspects
can be understood in isolation. Each affects the other profoundly, and you
need some understanding of both to make useful contributions to either.
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