The Global Participant-Observer Emergence, Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

Information technology systems have transformed the citizen into a global participant-observer (GPO). The emerging GPO is innovative in networking, observation, and participation through autonomous, reflective, informative, inquisitive and self-organizing means of engagement. Classic citizenship is an ingredient of the nation-state. With globalization and the increased interconnectedness among people of various countries through the use of information and communication technology (ICT), the new citizen of the world is transcending traditional cultural, economic, and political barriers to demand openness, accountability, and fairness. This article contrasts between the classic citizen of the nation-state and the emerging GPO. It then outlines the characteristics of the new global participant-observers and the phenomenon‟s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

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