Business - Written Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by Don Tapscott - 1 Comment

World needs new platform on which to build economies, markets and societies

The World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai late last year was a new, unique gathering of the world’s leaders from academia, business, government and society. The Summit’s purpose is to advance solutions to the most critical challenges facing humanity. The over-arching message that came from the many discussions: The world needs to examine the basic operating systems that drive its economies, markets and societies and aim for a “fundamental reboot” to establish a fresh platform based on renewed confidence and trust, and on sustainability, responsibility and ethical principles. As part of the proceeding delegates could record their thoughts on the most pressing issues of the day. I discussed why the Obama administration must embrace Government 2.0.