THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS EMPOWERMENT OF PERSON AND STATE

摘要

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are empowering individuals and allowing them to exercise self-determination and impact their governments and foreign policy in an unprecedented manner. ICTs are also creating "global citizens" and enabling them to extend their influence to political elections and domestic agendas outside of their own countries. For example, the 2008 U.S. presidential election was clearly impacted by the gushing support that Europeans displayed for Barack Obama; his speech in Berlin was broadcast around the globe and widely distributed over the Internet. By declaring, "People of Berlin, people of the world, this is our moment. This is our time," he expanded the circle of influence upon American voters to the entire world.