"Survivre Aux Crises"

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"The New Digital Age"

 I have read "The New Digital Age" by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen.  It paints a picture of countries, revolutions, and the future of conflicts spearheaded by the Fifth Estate, otherwise known as the Internet, not as a fantastic story, but as a true premonition of the future.    In 10 years, the virtual human population will exceed that of the actual human population living on Earth, the citizens of that virtual human population will become unable to control their personal information in cyberspace, and these will cause...

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"The End of Big"

 I have read "The End of Big" by Nicco Mele.  It is a book that warns about how individuals connecting to the Internet can bring about the demise of "big things" such as traditional systems and power structures. Though it is not a particularly novel point of view, it is a good text that gives a comprehensive overview of the changes induced by the Internet.  Mass media, political parties, Hollywood, governments, armies, universities, and large corporations. The book mentions many examples of how these "big things" have been overthrown...

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The Tokyo Olympics and information infrastructure

 My first memory was that of the torchbearers of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. No, the torchbearers were not on television. I waved flags while watching the runners on the wide streets with my very own eyes. The previous time, instead of focusing on the media, all the stops were pulled to develop bullet trains, highways, as well as distribution and transportation networks. It was an industrial society. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be held right smack in the middle of an information society. It will be held in a global city. And as the previous...

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