In this last issue of 2011 we find ourselves in the northern hemisphere at winter's solstice with leaves gone and the land at rest, awaiting a new spring. It is a time of reflection and the indoor work of the season. Writing, doing, planning, evaluating, hoping are paired perhaps with anxiety for the coming year, regrets for opportunities not realized in the past year and uncertainty in the challenge of ever knowing the next stumbling steps of our community. Indeed this is a time of uncertainly perhaps more than most. The world economy is still failing to give bright promise and human suffering all too often is delayed or put on hold while we wait for more propitious signs. What are the initiatives of governments, business, and institutions that might guide us in our constant seeking to find ways to improve the human situation through telecommunications and information technology? Where are the hot spots that might allow us to use our knowledge and learn new things? What are the barriers to surmount and where does the message of seamless humanity need to be taken?
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