{"id":10702,"date":"2024-07-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/07\/22\/en-philo-canada-igf-2024-maturana-autopoiesis\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:00:00","slug":"en-philo-canada-igf-2024-maturana-autopoiesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/07\/22\/en-philo-canada-igf-2024-maturana-autopoiesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Maturanian Autopoiesis on Canada IGF 2024 Ottawa \u2014 Self-creating systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This essay applies the conceptual framework of the Systems Theory \/ Biological Epistemology<\/strong> \u2014 most prominently associated with Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann<\/strong> \u2014 to re-read the Canada IGF 2024 Ottawa conference. Target audience: researchers, doctoral students, policy analysts, and executives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Introduction: The Problem<\/h2>\n

The autopoiesis concept formulated by Maturana and applied to social systems theory by Luhmann captures the operating mode of self-referential systems. Canada IGF is a self-referential system that produces its discussion through its discussion.<\/p>\n

This essay argues that the multistakeholder process of Canada IGF becomes intelligible in its specificity only through the concept of Self-creating systems<\/strong>, and that the concept itself undergoes transformation under the new material of digital space. Describing this mutual transformation is the task of this essay.<\/p>\n

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IGF as self-referential system<\/h2>\n

Discussions at Ottawa in 2024 themselves reference the accumulated IGF heritage and produce new accumulation. The national system of Canada and IGF as a global subsystem mutually observe through structural coupling.<\/p>\n

Each session's agenda-setting can be read as a contemporary restaging of the Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann-type problematic.<\/p>\n

The national-level IGF (Canada IGF) is an attempt to redefine the modern category of the nation-state in the digital era.<\/p>\n

Structural coupling of system and environment<\/h2>\n

Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann's concepts are not confined to abstract philosophical discussion; they apply to the concrete agenda items debated at the 2024 conference. We examine that application below.<\/p>\n

1. Application to "AI\u6cd5"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "AI\u6cd5" can be positioned, from the perspective of Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann's Self-creating systems<\/strong>, as a central problematic. In Canada's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around AI\u6cd5 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

2. Application to "\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u5b89\u5168"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u5b89\u5168" can be positioned, from the perspective of Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann's Self-creating systems<\/strong>, as a derivative problematic. In Canada's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u5b89\u5168 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

3. Application to "\u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb\u7d4c\u6e08"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb\u7d4c\u6e08" can be positioned, from the perspective of Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann's Self-creating systems<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Canada's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb\u7d4c\u6e08 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

4. Application to "\u56fd\u5185\u6cd5\u6574\u5099"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u56fd\u5185\u6cd5\u6574\u5099" can be positioned, from the perspective of Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann's Self-creating systems<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Canada's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u56fd\u5185\u6cd5\u6574\u5099 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

5. Application to "\u653f\u5e9c\uff0b\u6c11\u9593\u5354\u50cd"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u653f\u5e9c\uff0b\u6c11\u9593\u5354\u50cd" can be positioned, from the perspective of Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann's Self-creating systems<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Canada's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u653f\u5e9c\uff0b\u6c11\u9593\u5354\u50cd are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

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Implications for Executives and Practitioners<\/h2>\n

The philosophical reflection of this essay is not merely academic. The Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann perspective carries three practical implications for executives operating in Canada.<\/p>\n

First, it raises the reflexive question of how the firm's business model connects to the logic of Self-creating systems<\/strong>. Second, in dialogue with regulators and civil society, it suggests dimensions of consensus formation that purely technical arguments cannot reach. Third, it indicates that the long-term ground of business legitimacy lies not so much in technical advantage or market share as in participation in such philosophical-normative debates.<\/p>\n

Academic Positioning and Future Research<\/h2>\n

The argument of this essay attempts to graft a philosophical perspective onto the mainstream political-science and legal approaches to internet governance research. Three future research questions follow.<\/p>\n

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  1. Verification of the applicability of Humberto Maturana \/ Niklas Luhmann's framework to other IGF conferences<\/li>\n
  2. Comparative contrast between Systems Theory \/ Biological Epistemology<\/strong> and other theoretical traditions<\/li>\n
  3. Exploration of dialogue possibilities with the indigenous intellectual traditions of Canada<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In particular, the third point has the potential to liberate IGF research from West-centric debate and open a more multi-layered discursive space.<\/p>\n

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