Jim Dator Lessons from Prof. Jim Dator (University of Hawaii) Interview by Prof. Kang, Jang Mook (Korea University) The New Technology And Dynamic Power: From ‘Power-people’ to ‘People power’

1. Lessons from Prof. Jim Dator (University of Hawaii)
Interview by
Prof. Kang, Jang Mook (Korea University)
August 21, 2013
the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
The New Technology
And Dynamic Power:
From „Power-people‟ to „People power‟

2. 30 years ago, you predicted that
when people using personal information device,
the individual would have equal quality and quantity
of information of government and people
would not comply with the rule of political
authority.
Search is “http://www.elon.edu/e-web/predictions/expertsurveys/2012survey/future_Big_Data_2020.xhtml?m=1”

3. SNS sometimes has a role as a Public Sphere,
this influence presents distrust of representative
democracy.
Arab Spring is a classic example.
Search is http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2012/10/11/the-key-to-understanding-the-arab-spring/
http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/05/arab-springs-model-is-turkey/

4. In the case of Egypt,
they've got attention from the world, in two
years, there was another bloody affair.
After the Arab spring, they decayed and returned the
conservative politics.
Search is “http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/event/role-media-arab-spring-and-its-aftermath-special-case-egypt-219669”

5. Some reporters from Sisa Journal, visited and
covered Egypt, Greece and Thailand where had huge
demonstration.
Citizens showed willingness not to comply with the
rule of political authority, but nothing has changed.
Why do you think that there is no changes?
Search is “http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/opinion/sunday/friedman-the-other-arab-spring.html?_r=0”

6. What process is needed for the last appearance of
not complying the government power?
Developing technology can makes government incapacitate, so people might not
be going to conform the government. The last appearance means this.
Do you think this is possible? if it is, what process is needed for that?
Search is http://www.powerofleo.com/2011/05/26/a-quality-mindset/leo-people-power/
“http://www.dianuke.org/letter-from-koodakulam-to-citizens-of-india/people-power-democracy-cd-2/”

7. You mentioned that in the future the national
election is going to be done with online vote, so the
political parties are not needed any more.
Search is “http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Democracy-Worldwide-David-Altman/dp/1107001641#_”

8. If the political parties are gone, what is going to be
the representative of political authority?
Search is “http://depositphotos.com/9212350/stock-photo-US-Political-Parties-Sign-Democrat-Vs-Republican.html”

9. There was an actual trial for internet democracy.
The example was Piratenpartei Deutschland in
Germany. They tried democratic practice using
internet but after all they lost their approval rating
and the power as well.

10. Like Korea's candlelight rally, all over the
world, there are many movements against to the
limitation of representative democracy.
Search is “http://ksangmin.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/beef-politics-and-candlelight-revolution/”

11. How do you expect the current democratic political
system is going to be changed?
Search is “http://www.cool-teacher.com/canadian_economy2203_notes.htm”

12. In the future Politic will be affected by Wisdom
platform, then how can the normal people be
organized?
Especially the Keyword "Wisdom Platform" tells how
it is changed.
Before some leaderships' or influential mind's
thoughts impacted on people's social
networking, but Today, everything is connected by
internet.
So, Now, the wisdom of the normal people has
weight with people as itself.

13. Designing the Platform of wisdom

14. Designing the Platform of wisdom

15. Designing the Platform of wisdom

16. How can we prove or how can we believe that
normal people's wisdom is better than the choice or
decision of Great Thinker's like Lincoln, Gandhi or
Einstein.
Search is “http://www.shoulditattoo.com/infinite-wisdom-tattoos”

17. Designing the Platform of wisdom

18. Prof. Kang, Jang-mook
Email : kangjm@korea.ac.kr; mooknc@gmail.com