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The annual meeting for Davos Forum will start tomorrow, as more than 2,000 business leaders and more than 200 public figures gather together at the small yet famous town in Switzerland, what can we expect from those elites in our times? Nowadays as the media becomes more and more advanced, TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, Internet. People at the every corner of the world can know instantly know what happens at the other end of world at anytime, anywhere in anyway. Furthermore, not only just being as passive watchers, people now are allowed to be active even proactive participants by publishing their own opinions through text, audio and video blogging, even in a world leading forum such as Davos Forum. The World Is indeed Flat in that sense

Davos Forum, with its official name as World Economic Forum, is definitely a forum for those elites of elites. That remind me to recall when I interviewed Prof. Aumann, 2005 Nobel Prier Winner in Economics ( http://www.hwswworld.com/uploaddownload/aumann.mp3 ) One of my raised questions was who are the driver of the economic progress, elites or grassroots. His answer to my question was it is a combination of both. Indeed I fully agree with him, who built the Pyramid, the Great Wall among other world wonders in old days? Why are maintaining and enriching Wiki, making craislist a true online community, populating myspace – they were/are all grassroots. Of course, we have to admit that, people are born unequal, in terms of family background, IQ and EQ, and people’s achievements may vary significantly during their lifetime. Furthermore, without strong leadership, any government or business cannot succeed under tough competition. Some people may favor natural selection, while others endorse intelligent design that is not an issue. The truth is, through the entire history so far, the creator of history is you, me and other people like us, whether as elite or grassroots. The widespread of web 2.0, such as blog, wiki, podcast, and secondlife among others, is making grassroots being much more important than that of in old days.

So hurry up, voicing yourself at Davos Forum physically by booking a last minute expensive air ticket now or spiritually by blogging at Davos Forum Blog, just like what I am doing now