[Advisors] a "digital strategy" for Canada
James Van Leeuwen
jvl at ventus.ca
Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:15:31 -0700
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Gareth,
in response to your two questions, I am re-posting the following ideas I =
posted to the list a few weeks ago, in response to a comment from Garth.
Cheers,
James
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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
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On 2013-02-23, at 3:22 PM, Gareth Shearman <shearman@victoria.tc.ca> =
wrote:
> I would like to pose a couple of questions:
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> 1. What can TC do to promote and assist the advent of a bottom up =
"digital strategy" - from the "grass roots" shall we say?
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> 2. Many of us on this list support the concept of municipally owned =
and controlled networks - both wired and wireless. How can we best =
engage community in actively supporting this concept?
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> Gareth_______________________________________________
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"><div>Gareth,</div><div><br></div><div>in response to your two =
questions, I am re-posting the following ideas I posted to the list a =
few weeks ago, in response to a comment from =
Garth.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>James</di=
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<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><div>-------------------------------=
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---</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On 2013-02-23, at =
3:22 PM, Gareth Shearman <<a =
href=3D"mailto:shearman@victoria.tc.ca">shearman@victoria.tc.ca</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">I would like to pose a couple of questions:<br><br>1. What =
can TC do to promote and assist the advent of a bottom up "digital =
strategy" - from the "grass roots" shall we say?<br><br>2. Many of =
us on this list support the concept of municipally owned and controlled =
networks - both wired and wireless. How can we best engage =
community in actively supporting this =
concept?<br><br>Gareth_______________________________________________<br>A=
dvisors mailing list<br><a =
href=3D"mailto:Advisors@tc.ca">Advisors@tc.ca</a><br>http://victoria.tc.ca=
/mailman/listinfo/advisors<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=
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