From a more global perspective, which after all is the main attribute of the Internet, connectivity to the information superhighway is also one of the most important tools for a free press, international business and free markets, and the democratic exchange of ideas. We believe the people here want to and can make a peace last. Throughout the week, we explained that the implementation of these modern technologies and the international commitment to humanitarian principle demonstrate where we stand collectively as people at the turn of the millennium, and the fact that Bosnia will emerge from this war as a model city. Project Bosnia aims at hastening development of a civil society. Development of a civil society is about politics.
Politicians are important.
The upcoming elections are an excellent example. They can ensure that the democratic process will take hold. But Bosnia is made up of people, and most of them want to go on with their daily lives. If the politicians and politicking can move Bosnia toward that goal, then it is an essential step on the road to a civil society. But when the political process keeps the people from achieving their goals it can change from empowering them to suppressing them.