A clarion call of love and respect to my favourite prime minister. Yes. Amongst several things he can do for the world after office, I think the Digital Divide Question needs him most today. See how Al Gore reinvented the environmental crusade on global warming, waking us all up, and clutching an Oscar to boot! Congrats, Mr Gore!
Tony Blair can and should do same for the Information Society, to help the developing world, capture those left behind (outside the loop, as we say) in the developed countries, and support the emerging knowledge economy in tandem with sustainable democracy.
Nothing can better bring humankind together than ensuring equal access to information, just like the genome project, the imperatives for generic drugs, and the wonderful Google Initiative to scan and place zillions of ancient & modern books (in searchable form) on the Internet! More ideas will sure follow in the years ahead. The key: access, access, access.
I believe that our global village will be well served if we had the services of a passionate soul and defender of the poor like Mr Blair in this unsettled business. No question.
If I were Prime Minister Tony Blair, I will retire from 10 Downing right away to lead this huge crusade.
Pray act, brave soul, the moon hums anew!
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