The mother of all concerns
IN MY OPINIONKlaus Doring
Nonong Noriega, a fellow con-tributor of PLDT’s ACCESS Magazine explained it very well several years ago: “Try tracing the information flow and you’ll find out that many leaders may not really have been amiss when it comes to directives that need to be relayed, goals that need to be cascaded or mandates that require strict compliance. But true communication suggests meaningful connection. This is not about fancying packaging. It’s more about diverse communication!”
The Internet – boon or bane?
Email blasts….
The year 2000 was not only a symbolic date. The “Year 2000 problem” in electronic data processing showed the world how easy it is to injure our high-tech-society. Branching out in all directions, disturbances in our daily public life have been imminent, if electronic processes that control economy, traffic and telecommunication have not been changed. The timely tracking down of software and hardware required costly measures.
Shortly after the birth pains of the new millennium -once upon a time- the computer virus I LOVE YOU created a sensation and additional financial burden in billion-fold amounts. Virus attacks or hacking on electronic information systems in our daily life, were following global damages. But, we can find global computer sabotage acts or spy networks as well as injuring of confidential data processing, electronic information systems’ removal changed dramatically also the political and economic conflict potentials.
I am an avid blogger since several years. I have been reading an old article, published in the MIRROR dated March 18, 2013 with big interests. “Internet connection as blogger’s best friend” – with testimonies of bloggers Vincent Tabor of Baguio City, Ruben Licera of Cebu City and Avel Manansala of General Santos City. Yes, indeed, it wasn’t too long ago when blogging was a novelty. Today, modern technology has enabled people to have their own little nook in the web where they can share their stories to the world. I do the same.
But, the modern society needs an unlimited and unrestricted possession of its technical business – and concern means (very costly) precautions against acts of technical destruction such as criminal and terrorist acts.
Digital networks, first, the entire Internet, are public and are seldom really protected against criminal motivated abuse. Advanced technology accelerates and speeds up because each new generation invents more and more potent pools. Our knowledge, which defeats and overcomes cancer for example, allow us to produce deadly pathogens in a lab.
Internet – boon or bane?
High technology countries can use their information-saved superiority for a faster communication and coordination of measures with international alliance partners. Such tasks will grow in the future. But, allow me to share my opinion again with Nonong Noriega:
Next time we preach the gospel of open communication, let’s not be transfixed with tasks that prove that we have sent the message. Let’s be just as preoccupied with hearing people out, getting their inputs, dignifying their wealth of views to make their message meaningful to them. Best validation? When recipients become respondents. Very well said, Nonong. Sometimes, I am still waiting for this – until now.
The mother of all concerns – communication – but not only through the Internet!
