Toffler and CSOs- 26 Oct 12

An excerpt from Toffler Associates " Trends till 2050" or "40 for the next 40" - prepared in 2010: THE GROWING POWER OF NON-STATE ACTORS WILL CREATE PERVASIVE CHALLENGES TO NATION-STATE POWER AND INFLUENCE Private sector actors, NGOs, religious groups, “hyper-empowered” individuals whose resources can exceed those of states, and a wide range of transnational networks – both licit and illicit – will create a radically different future. The most pressing geopolitical threat will not be al Qaeda, but its franchises, the wider network-of-networks spawned and inspired by its ideology. “Hyper-empowered” individuals and groups will continue to gain access to knowledge, technology and finances previously attainable only by nation-states. THE NUMBER AND VARIETY OF NON-STATE ACTORS WILL RISE DRAMATICALLY NGOs will be the fastest growing non-state actors, and will be key to governmental and industry strategies and solutions. Governments’ engagement with non-state actors will intensify, shaping issues from security to development. If you are reminded of India Against Corruption and other organisations in the Not-for-profit and For-profit sectors, you have understood Toffler well!