Australian WSIS statement shock: understandable!

Thanks to Larry Stillman in his comment on the previous post for referencing the Australian Civil Society statement to the World Summit on the Information Society. I met Larry and some colleagues from Monash University when in Australia earlier in the year... so it is no surprise to find the statement - like them - user-friendly, clear and understandable. I couldn't get to their colloquium in Prato but hope to meet up again at the Brighton, UK, conference in March 2004. Or there's Prato (near Florence) again in September 2004. Who said the Internet could reduce the need for international travel? But then, I think the main purpose of community technology/informatics or whatever you choose to call it is to meet interesting people - really.
On that front, I'll be in San Francisco after Christmas, mostly on holiday, but if there's anyone like-minded interested in lunch Monday 29th, let me know david@partnerships.org.uk. Next year's resolution, be more ecologically conscious, cut travel.... join Tom Coates debate on whether you do really, really have to meet face to face.