New technologies are becoming so complex that many are beyond the possibility of democracy playing a role in their development.
Thomas P. Hughes
You may want to read this NY Times article if you’re interested in the area of conflict between open or democratic and elitist or top-down innovations.
I’m not able to read the NY Times article, because I’m not a registered member of NY Times-Online. Could you please send this article to me?
Left by Lukas Mandl on August 7th, 2007
sorry – now it should
Left by maz on August 8th, 2007