First Words

This Forum is being developed under The Commons to provide a convenient place for the exchange of ideas, views, information and encouragement on the thorny subject of the so-called information society, as a booming domain of technology and societal development which could lead us toward a more sustainable world -- and the reality, which may require some very hard thinking indeed and by no means guarantees any such happy outcome.

The Web site is being linked to a number of research programs, publications, meetings, media events and demonstration programs which are trying to make sense of what is going on and what should be happening in this broad domain. The entire program, while it follows research and theoretical developments with great interest, is above all geared to policy, practice and action. It is aimed to inform, incite and provide a rallying point for concerned public agencies, private companies, labor unions, community and public interest groups, and the individuals who are the ones who in the final analysis are going to adopt sustainable behavior -- or not! The goal of the entire program is to forge a powerful constituency for sustainability and to demonstrate in telling practical terms that it can be achieved in a convivial and efficient manner.

Until this site firms up, you are invited to sort through the materials that are available under the electronic environment , which in due course will be unified in a single coherent site.