剛完成了 #APrIGF2021 的互聯網基建討論，過去互聯網標榜的開放、互通這些成功要素，面對無限挑戰，未來如何發展和保障不變形，不走樣？與會者當然同意互聯網管治教育的重要，但討論更令我覺得互聯網面對的問題與整個世界、社會面對的，都一樣是資源和權力分配不公平、不民主，網絡世界針對大形科企，但各國政府透過法律的干擾何嘗不是最大、最根源性的問題？我想，從三方面尋找解決方案：討論及辯論更民主和授權（empower）所有用者的管治、利用開放科技解決科技製造了的問題（包括如何授權用戶選擇和決定權），和教育。教育和知識就是授權，問題是，這教育不能由政府們主導。

Just finished an insightful panel with Adrian Wan YingChu Chen Pavel Farhan #GeorgeMichaelson on open and interoperable Internet infrastructure, where we agreed on the importance on Internet governance education for all. The more we discuss, the more I believe the issues facing the Internet are identical to the problems in society -- and as technologists we must use technology to try to solve these problems first and foremost, and also build the open, democratic and participatory rules of engagement to empower the users -- not the governments and big corps of the world. The key remains how to EMPOWER everyone, not just those in high places.

My one-pager slide: https://www.slideshare.net/mok/why-open-and-interoperable-internet-infrastructure-is-key-to-the-internets-continued-success

#互聯網管治 #APrIGF #ISOC #互聯網基建 #APNIC #TechForGoodAsia #internetinfrastructure #InternetGovernance

🔥🔥 10 Points in Response to the Prime Minister's "Recovery Plan". Window Dressing Is Not Going To Cut It This Time | Industries Unite

(1) The fact that we have a one-pager after enduring the pandemic for 15months, speaks volumes of the perceived indecisiveness, inefficiency and lack of a cohesive idea on the part of the Government on how and when we are going to come out of this. Contain the pandemic and have a structured economic recovery.. There are too many if's and variables in play for the plan to actually spur the confidence of the #Rakyat.

(2) Weren't we at these levels last year? Unless we have a clear and defined path forward the idea that we will come out of this in September or October 2021, is not convincing; amongst others as the whole plan is entirely based on the accuracy of purported numbers of infected persons and the availability of vaccinations on time. Many analysts have openly stated serious doubts on this.

(3) There are serious doubts about the absolute numbers that the government is resting the substratum of the 'Recovery Plan' on. Limited and variable testing numbers and testings may mean that there are flaws in the absolute numbers being relied upon here. This appears to be supported by the Code-Blue stats.

(4) Where is the tracking data on clusters and contact tracing?
Without this, we are fighting with eyes closed. In any case, most of the cases appear to be asymptomatic, so are the numbers correct?

(5) What if this doesn't work? We simply cannot afford to get it wrong now, the fear is that the projection put forward by you, is not based on any data that has been made available to be scrutinised and verified. Just a blanket wish-list. With the current numbers of new cases and the projection of average positivity rate. With the data, We will be able to see the real numbers (projected forecast) and tabulate a much more concrete plan. However, is the government not doing this because as the numbers are bad? These are serious questions that we have.

(6) Increasing the capacity to vaccinate should be the priority moving forward. Delay and bureaucracy are issues ignored here. Private practitioners who have been inoculating children and adults for decades are not being fully mobilised , these private practitioners, who are by law allowed to vaccinate the public are frustrated by the process of having to register and by trained by a private company #ProtectHealth. The Government's refusal to fully utilise the existing infrastructure of the many #Klinik #Kesihatan and government hospital out-patient facilities, preferring them to mega #PPVs is not optimising the capacity to vaccinate. They have not taken into account that many people especially in the rural areas do not have smart phones or connectivity, yet we insist on deployment of a RM70 million application that has shown itself to crash twice! A manual system was used to great effect in the USA and UK to great effect in simplifying the process and increasing capacity.

(7) The idea of employers being allowed to pay to vaccinate raises the question of allocation of vaccines and a two class system of vaccination process.

(8 ) There is no indication of how and when the vaccination are going to be distributed to the states. Why are we not involving the individual state health apparatus. Surely, they are already set up and are better positioned to roll it out .

(9) Where are the dollars and cents in numbers, in-terms of assistance and Aid to the #public and #businesses to stabilise their economic position for the duration that there are restrictions on movement (#FMCO). Where is the Plan B, in case the targets as stated are not met? What is the plan? Can the government be sure?

(10) Surely a recovery plan should include a plan for Economic Recovery over at least 3 years. If there is One, Where is it?

(11) Do we have an adequate safety net for the public? There is no indication of when people will get back jobs and when, businesses will get back to normal. One cannot assume economically everything will be ok, once we reach October 2021.
It will take many months thereafter to get back to employability and profitability. So whats the plan for that? What are the projections? What are the solutions? What is the plan ?

WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFRORD TO GET THIS WRONG THIS TIME.
PEOPLE ARE DYING. BUSINESSES ARE FOLDING. WE NEED MORE.

Dato' David Gurupatham
Datuk Irwin SW Cheong
On-behalf of #IndustriesUnite.

#OneVoice #kitajagakita #ManaPelan #JabatanPerdanaMenteri #RecoveryPlan #MOFMalaysia #KementerianKewanganMalaysia #KKM #covid19 #PKP3 #MCO3 #RintihanRakyat

【英語島12月號－2017 區塊鏈風雲榜】出刊了！
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Genesis Hub 區塊鏈的創世紀
瑞士有一個小鎮叫Zug（楚格），介於琉森和蘇黎世兩大都市之間，人口只有2.5萬。原來是個幽幽山城，因著加密貨幣淘金熱而成了區塊鏈技術的大本營，遙遙相對美國加州的矽谷，這裡叫做「加密谷」（Crypto Valley）。在Zug繳稅可以用比特幣支付，這個瑞士小鎮已經成了加密生態系統的搖籃。今年十月加密谷實驗中心正式推出區塊鏈中心，取名Genesis Hub。Genesis意思是起初、緣起，這個字裡包含著另一個字gene（基因），可以想見其義。這是聖經上的字，聖經的「創世紀」就是Genesis。
近來比特幣火紅，雖然很多人都讀過區塊鏈的報導，但也覺得離這個主題還很遙遠。英語島封面故事從「瑞士在忙什麼」到「區塊鏈Elevator pitch」到「區塊鏈2017風雲榜」，希望從親和的角度，探索技術背後的原始情境、人的力量。
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這期開始我們在編輯上做了一點小調整，「Headlines」有主流新聞和社群媒體的對照；開闢了好幾個新的one pager，像「正能量英文」、「接地氣英文」、「你是數學 好，還是英文好？」、「會笑的請舉手」，這些是一頁就 讀得到滿足感的專欄。親愛的讀者，謝謝陪我們走過砥礪奮進48個月，英語島邁入第五年，2018我的英語年！喊出來，實踐它。