Either corporations themselves must become more democratic, or the world bodies on which they sit must become more democratic. There needs to be a way for a father to put his son's soccer game on the agenda. What they mean is that information technology enables a global democracy as well as a global culture. Information technology enables global communication, which means that people from around the world can participate on decision making bodies. Active, informed citizen participation is the key to shaping the network society.
Consistent terminology is the key to a successful manifesto.
The authors are arguing, in a roundabout way, that there ought to be a forum in which non-economic issues may be discussed, a forum which has a voice on world bodies and a real impact on the resulting shape of global society. They are arguing, essentially, for a global democracy. In this I agree with them. Now indeed there are many sectors of society who rightly fear a world government, especially if that world government combines the efficiency of the United Nations with the values of the many tin-pot dictators which make up its membership. But gradually, the member nations of the U.N. are embracing democracy, and gradually, world opinion is moving toward the establishment of certain rights and freedoms for all citizens of the earth.