Aw, Woj, no. First, meritocracy is a sham; it's just a buzz word for having the right connections. For examble, Dubya. For example, Manhattanites spending a million on bribes to get their kids in the right pre-schools.
"Technological progress and innovation" -- sounds nice, but it's bullshit. I've been working in the computer industry for twenty years and guess what, the best technology almost NEVER winds. Are GM foods part of that picture?
"Transcending national boundaries" -- yeah for capital.
"Secularism" -- some of that is good; some has more to do with not recongizing any higher principle than the "material comfort of deserving individuals" -- see point 1, meritocracy.
.... we need to get beyond buzzwords, to the underlying reality.
Joanna