supercomputer earth: the future of civilization (& africa\'s part in it)
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Supercomputer Earth
The Future of Civilization
(& Africa's part in it)
December 4th 2008, Goethe-Zentrum Windhoek, NamibiaChristian Heller ( http://www.plomlompom.de )
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The last 500,000 years
speech, language (500,000-50,000 years) graphical symbols, writing (35,000-5,000 years) abacus, library (5,000-2,500 years) printing (1,500-500 years) digital computing machines (350-150 years) real-time telecommunication (150 years) computer networks (40 years) world wide web (15 years)
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“Internet map”Source: Wikimedia Commons / Matt Britt ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Matt_Britt )( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Internet_map_1024.jpg )License: Creative Commons Attribution Generic 2.5( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ )
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Evolution of the Web / Web 2.0
participation made easier, standardized− usability standards, friendly design− standards for data formats & interconnections
more ways and new scales of participation− anyone can publish, comment on, edit, rate, name,
tag, sort, link anything anywhere anytime wiring massive user input into intelligence
− “people who bought x also bought ...”− new intelligence methods as business models
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Sections from“LOGO 2.0”
by Ludwig Gatzke( http://flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/ )
Licensed under Creative-Commons-BY-NC-SAhttp://flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/93136022/ http://flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/101793493/
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Some techniques & examples
uploading media ....... YouTube.com, Flickr.com open source design ................ SourceForge.net wiki .............................................. Wikipedia.org feeds ................... Blogspot.com, Bloglines.com social networks .......................... Facebook.com social bookmarking & tagging ........... del.icio.us crowdsourcing ................................. MTurk.com anything ......................................... Google.com
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Twitter.com
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Growth of the global supercomputer
thinking brain matter− more humans, more intelligent brain matter− growing % flows into global intellectual enterprises
artificial information storage & computing− Moore's law− improving problem-solving algorithms
synthesis− wiring up growing intelligences of brain & machine− extend intelligence network to other matter
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“nabaztag”Source: Flickr / David Haberthür ( http://habi.gna.ch/ )( http://www.flickr.com/photos/habi/288065866/ )License: Creative Commons Attribution Generic 2.0( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en )
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Everything interfacing everything
new user interfaces− from keyboards to touchscreens− from joysticks to accelerometers− from mouses to direct neural interfaces
the internet of things− mobile devices− GPS (Global Positioning System)− RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
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“Reigh's Brain rlwat2b”Source: Flickr / Reigh LeBlanc ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/reighleblanc/ )( http://www.flickr.com/photos/reighleblanc/1372175973/ )License: Creative Commons Attribution Generic 2.0( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en )
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Supercomputer Earth at work
physical production− open source 3D printing; RepRap.org− extend to future nano assemblers
energy− intelligently self-organizing energy grids− centralization vs. decentralization
biotechnology− crowdsourcing science; InnoCentive.com− Freeman Dyson: bio-engineering kits for every child
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“'Paradigm Shifts for 15 Lists of Key Events”Source: Wikimedia Commons / Ray Kurzweil ( http://www.kurzweilai.net/ )
( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:ParadigmShiftsFrr15Events.svg )License: Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Generic( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/ )
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Development models
Teilhard de Chardin− Noosphere, Omega Point
Ray Kurzweil− Accelerating Change
Vernor Vinge− Technological Singularity
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Africa's part?
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“leapfrogging”
jumping directly into newest technology− by-passing older forms− avoiding certain intermediary problems− avoiding the burden of old infrastructure
examples & opportunities for Africa− internet adress space: IPv6− decentralized, alternative energy− wireless telecommunication
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“'SMS till you drop' -- mobile phone ad on van in Kampala, Uganda”Source: Flickr / FutureAtlas.com ( http://futureatlas.com/blog/ )( http://www.flickr.com/photos/87913776@N00/305425495/ )License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en )
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Mobile telecommunication in Africa
explosive growth original, unexpected uses
examples for use− collective use of devices & pre-paid credits− information & help services via SMS− micro finance / banking via SMS
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Africa's Supercomputer support
acceleration through leapfrogging technological ideas through special situations unexpected contacts crowdsourcing potential? solar energy?
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Links
Wikipedia.org on “Web 2.0”, “Technological Singularity” and just about anything else
InternetWorldStats.com “The Impact of Mobile Phones in Africa”
− http://commissionforafrica.org/english/report/background/scott_et_al_background.pdf
JanChipchase.com Ubuntu.com