Rick Robinson: Fair Economy – 3 Steps
A three step manifesto for a smarter, fairer economy (Or, why technology created the economy that helped Donald Trump and Brexit to win, and why we have to fix it.)
Rick Robinson: Why Smart Cities Are Not Smart
Why Smart Cities still aren’t working for us after 20 years. And how we can fix them. (I was recently asked to give evidence to the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development during the development of their report on Smart Cities and Infrastructure. This article is based on my presentation, which you …
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Rick Robinson: Alexis Madrigal on Data Lies
The deception that lurks in our data-driven world Add it all up, and you have a significant problem in the way our society produces knowledge. . . . . . . The hidden underpinnings of the world were revealed only when they were gone. . . . . . . We’ve deceived ourselves into thinking …
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Rick Robinson: Three human qualities technology can’t replace in the future economy
Three human qualities technology can’t replace in the future economy EXTRACT In this article I’ll go a little further to explore why human decision-making and understanding are based on more than intelligence; they are based on experience and values. I’ll also explore what would be required to ever get to the point at which computers could …
Rick Robinson: 3 human qualities digital technology can’t replace in the future economy – experience, values and judgement
3 human qualities digital technology can’t replace in the future economy: experience, values and judgement EXTRACT
Rick Robinson: 6 Inconvenient Truths About Smart Cities
6 inconvenient truths about Smart Cities I’ll explore six “inconvenient truths” in this article to describe why I think that’s the case; and what we can do about it: The “Smart City” isn’t a technology concept; it’s the political challenge of adapting one of the most powerful economic and social forces of our time to the needs of …
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RIck Robinson: Building Cities with Open Source Everything
From concrete to telepathy: how to build future cities as if people mattered EXTRACT There are many issues of policy, culture, design and technology that we need to get right for this to happen, but the main objectives are clear: The data from city services should be made available as Open Data and through published “Application Programming …
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