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Clinton on Digital Placemaking

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech yesterday that touched on the concept of Digital Placemaking:

Two billion people are now online‚ nearly a third of humankind. We hail from every corner of the world, live under every form of government, and subscribe to every system of beliefs. And increasingly, we are turning to the Internet to conduct important aspects of our lives.

The Internet has become the public space of the 21st century‚ the world’s town square, classroom, marketplace, coffee house, and nightclub.

We all shape and are shaped by what happens there. All two billion of us and counting. And that presents a challenge.

To maintain an Internet that delivers the greatest possible benefits to the world, we need to have a serious conversation about the principles that guide us. What rules exist‚ and should not exist‚ and why; what behaviors should be encouraged and discouraged, and how.

The goal is not to tell people how to use the Internet, any more than we ought to tell people how to use any public space, whether it’s Tahrir Square or Times Square.

The value of these spaces derives from the variety of activities people can pursue in them, from holding a rally to selling their wares to having a private conversation. These spaces provide an open platform‚ and so does the internet.

It does not serve any particular agenda, and it never should. But if people around the world are going to come together every day online and have a safe and productive experience, we need a shared vision to guide us.

I wonder if she read my post?

Read the full text of her speech here:



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