“Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less good at dealing with opportunities.” NeedsProblemActionOpportunityRangeUrgentSummitDealing With Problems Author:David Souter
“Kofi Annan described World Summit on the Information Society as the first summit to deal primarily with an opportunity. The range of issues and potential opportunities that might be included in the Information Society is enormous. Compromise texts are very poor at addressing these in any meaningful way, and many governments see little point in trying.” WorldWayTryingFirstsLittlesGovernmentMightOpportunityPoorDealsIssuesInformationMeaningfulEnormousCompromiseRangeSummitInformation Society Author:David Souter
