tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352470873084313093.post3609768881887859757..comments2011-08-05T14:04:13.080-07:00Comments on Arnaud Bertrand, in the eye of the startup: Sarkozy's eG8: why it is a good initiativeArnaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210879024131230887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352470873084313093.post-55923097209101872472011-05-19T09:23:27.078-07:002011-05-19T09:23:27.078-07:00I think you make some very good points.
My person...I think you make some very good points.<br /><br />My personal view is that Sarkozy doesn't really get the internet but he gets that online entrepreneurs are good for France and that the net can really help push the country forward, and if a leader wants to engage with experienced online businesses in such a way then that can only be a good thing.<br /><br />The anti-camp are fearful of the fact that Sarkozy & most politicians don’t understand the game changing nature of the web for business and that offline concepts can not be applied to this medium. Counteracting the lobbying of those interest groups that would like to restrict access and online liberty seems to me to be a good thing, and I guess that if anyone can help promote the idea that online freedom and net neutrality are important for the future of the web, and therefore for the future of web business, then it is companies like Google & Wikipedia who have founded their entire business on these concepts.<br /><br />Simply boycotting seems naïve and absurd. Many leaders know that the net is a positive thing for business but don’t understand that it also changes the game. Engaging in conversation can only be a good thing, and it’s not as if this conference is about Sarkozy lecturing everyone for 2 days.<br /><br />I do think that Sarkozy has demonstrated a lack of understanding when it comes to online and that is what people are afraid of. He tends to approach digital from a very backwards viewpoint (probably due to France’s creative industry and powerful media lobbying groups) but dialogue and debate are good things rather than something to be worried about, that is after all what the net is all about.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548243525956724120noreply@blogger.com