[Advisors] Openparliament.ca
James Van Leeuwen
jvl at ventus.ca
Sat, 9 Feb 2013 12:45:15 -0700
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Garth,
I believe it's a matter of helping to create that "significant ally", =
and the sooner the better.
The community/municipal sector is the lowest-hanging fruit, but it has =
to be properly rallied to the cause.=20
I am channelling much of my volunteer time into iCANADA for this reason.=20=
They now have the required nationwide footprint in the =
municipal/community sector, but they could be a lot more effective in =
advancing the agenda.=20
They are also well connected to the tech sector, which shares our =
frustration with pace of development in Canada.
Cloud service vendors are particularly keen to see everyone in the =
country able to access their services.
We first need an inspiring narrative to get everyone engaged and =
aligned.
We then need leadership that can really *own* the narrative.
The leadership we presently have may be too old and too corporate and =
stodgy in character.
Impassioned youth could and should be the most powerful force to drive =
progress.
We first need the inspiring vision and narrative to get them engaged and =
aligned.
I think this is where TC could best focus its limited time and energy, =
starting with asking the right question.
Here's the question that guides my own thoughts and actions:
In relation to ICT, what difference can a fully included and fully =
enabled Canadian population make to the future of Canada and the world?
This is the leadership that is most needed today, and it's the =
leadership that I believe TC can provide.=20
I actually believe that TC is the most credible and capable agent in the =
country to pose such a question and facilitate emergence of a powerful =
vision and narrative around it.
TC's longstanding focus on digital inclusion sets it apart in a =
fundamentally important way.=20
The roles for TC are straightforward:
1) Reach out and collaborate with a few key partners to craft the most =
engaging question possible, starting with the people who have the =
biggest stake in the future (youth).=20
2) Create an on-line forum and invite *everyone* in Canada into a dialog =
around the question, leveraging established social media channels.=20
3) Be wise, positive, encouraging and generous in advancing the =
conversation. We all have to own the vision and the narrative.=20
The rest will take care of itself, including the emergence of a =
'significant ally' (maybe iCANADA, maybe something new).=20
So... do we want to get this conversation started?
James (hell ya!)
On 2013-02-09, at 6:09 AM, Garth Graham <garth.graham@telus.net> wrote:
> It's time to parallel a push for digital inclusion strategies with =
community-based broadband strategies(along the lines that James has been =
arguing). But there is no point to making that push unless we can =
negotiate agreement on those two pillars with some significant allies
>=20
> GG
>=20
> On 2013-02-08, at 4:47 PM, Marita Moll <mmoll@ca.inter.net> wrote:
>=20
>>=20
>> openparliament.ca=20
>>=20
>> This is a truly amazing site -- easy and fully searchable access to =
debates in the HofC. Try searching for "community access program" and =
see all the times this was brought up during and after the decision to =
kill the program and by whom and what was said. It certainly didn't die =
without a fight.
>>=20
>> There has been no mention of CAP for some time. I'm wondering how we =
might use the information available here to bring it back to the table. =
Anybody got some stories to report about the impact of the loss of the =
program that could be fed to a friendly local MP?
>>=20
>> Other ideas?=20
>>=20
>> Marita=20
>>=20
>>=20
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"><div>Garth,</div><div><br></div><div>I believe it's a matter of =
helping to create that "significant ally", and the sooner the =
better.</div><div><br></div><div>The community/municipal sector is the =
lowest-hanging fruit, but it has to be properly rallied to the =
cause. </div><div><br></div><div>I am channelling much of my =
volunteer time into iCANADA for this =
reason. </div><div><br></div><div>They now have the required =
nationwide footprint in the municipal/community sector, but they could =
be a lot more effective in advancing the =
agenda. </div><div><br></div><div>They are also well connected to =
the tech sector, which shares our frustration with pace of development =
in Canada.</div><div><br></div><div>Cloud service vendors are =
particularly keen to see everyone in the country able to access their =
services.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We first need an =
inspiring narrative to get everyone engaged and =
aligned.</div><div><br></div><div>We then need leadership that can =
really *own* the narrative.</div><div><br></div><div>The leadership we =
presently have may be too old and too corporate and stodgy in =
character.</div><div><br></div><div>Impassioned youth could and should =
be the most powerful force to drive =
progress.</div><div><br></div><div>We first need the inspiring =
vision and narrative to get them engaged and =
aligned.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I think =
this is where TC could best focus its limited time and energy, starting =
with asking the right question.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the =
question that guides my own thoughts and =
actions:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>In relation to ICT, =
what difference can a fully included and fully enabled Canadian =
population make to the future of Canada and the =
world?</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This is the =
leadership that is most needed today, and it's the leadership that I =
believe TC can provide. </div><div><br></div><div>I actually =
believe that TC is the most credible and capable agent in the country to =
pose such a question and facilitate emergence of a powerful vision and =
narrative around it.</div><div><br></div><div>TC's longstanding focus on =
digital inclusion sets it apart in a fundamentally important =
way. </div><div><br></div><div>The roles for TC are =
straightforward:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1) Reach out =
and collaborate with a few key partners to craft the most engaging =
question possible, starting with the people who have the biggest =
stake in the future (youth). </div><div><br></div><div>2) Create an =
on-line forum and invite *everyone* in Canada into a dialog around the =
question, leveraging established social media =
channels. </div><div><br></div><div>3) Be wise, positive, =
encouraging and generous in advancing the conversation. We all have to =
own the vision and the narrative. </div><div><br></div><div>The =
rest will take care of itself, including the emergence of a 'significant =
ally' (maybe iCANADA, maybe something =
new). </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So... do we want to =
get this conversation =
started?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>James =
(hell =
ya!)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br>=
<div><div>On 2013-02-09, at 6:09 AM, Garth Graham <<a =
href=3D"mailto:garth.graham@telus.net">garth.graham@telus.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>It's time to parallel a push for =
digital inclusion strategies with community-based broadband =
strategies(along the lines that James has been arguing). But there is no =
point to making that push unless we can negotiate agreement on those two =
pillars with some significant allies<br><br>GG</div><div><br>On =
2013-02-08, at 4:47 PM, Marita Moll <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mmoll@ca.inter.net">mmoll@ca.inter.net</a>> =
wrote:<br><br></div><div><span></span></div><blockquote type=3D"cite">
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href=3D"http://openparliament.ca/">openparliament.ca</a>
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<br>
This is a truly amazing site -- easy and fully searchable access to
debates in the HofC. Try searching for "community access program" =
and
see all the times this was brought up during and after the decision to
kill the program and by whom and what was said. It certainly =
didn't
die without a fight.<br>
<br>
There has been no mention of CAP for some time. I'm wondering how =
we
might use the information available here to bring it back to the
table. Anybody got some stories to report about the impact of the =
loss
of the program that could be fed to a friendly local MP?<br>
<br>
Other ideas? <br>
<br>
Marita <br>
<br>
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