technocracy for a sustanalbe soc nov 2008
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Dr. Wallace presents a plan for a sustainable future society. Slides from a lecture given at Umeå University.TRANSCRIPT
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OverviewWhy do you want to listen to this talk
anyway?Technocracy – What is it?Technocracy in Europe todayBuilding a sustainable society for a post
carbon world
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Who am I?Engineer
Electrical and electronic engineeringScientist
Robotics and distributed AIA little story
Demo fix
problem
cause
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Why do you want to listen to this talk anyway?Peak oilGlobal warmingFood crisisOverpopulation
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Why do you want to listen to this talk anyway?Resulting behaviour / emergent propertyInteraction
GovernmentsPeopleBig business
Single underlying causeOur socioeconomic system
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Case studyMurray-Darling river system, AustraliaExperts warn in May of serious consequences
if it did not receive water by OctoberGovernment differed consideration till
November!Why?
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Technocracy – What is it?Overview HistoryTechnocracy in Europe
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Technocracy – Overview?Literally – “rule of the skilled”
A rational form of government
Science applied to society
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Technocracy – HistoryBeginning 1919 with a book by William
SmythThorstein VeblenTechnical Alliance1933Technocracy Inc.European Movement
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Technocracy in EuropeNetwork of European Technocrats (NET)
Began as EcoTech 2004Became NET in 2005Registered in 2006
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Technocracy in Europe
Balance!
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Technocracy in EuropeSociety
Complex interaction of people and technologyEnergy
People Technology
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Holonic SystemsOrgans
Molecules
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People sideCommunities based around units of 10 000
peopleUrbanatesNo nations
Legislative councilsDirect democracy
Democracy for the people!Limitations
Basic human rightsCan’t interfere with the technical side
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People side Eco-Units
200 peopleSustainable community
Eco-Units form Urbinates of 10 000 peopleUrbinates appoint their own legislative councilOr join up with others to make a lager
legislative councillegislative council form a European
confederationAll examples of holons
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People side
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Technical sideThe goal
Highest standard of living for the longest time possible
Highest quality of life for the longest time possible
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Technical side - organisationTechnical experts should manage and
operate all technical aspects of society.Experts have skill, training and expertise in a
give fieldMedical personalAdministratorsMachine operatorsScientists and engineers
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Technical side - organisationLocalisation
Reduce energyDecision making as local as possible where the
experts manage the resourcesA holonic system
holonPart-wholeAutonomousDistributedcoordinators
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Technical side - organisation
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Technical side - organisationOther holons
Project teamsProject leaders
Expert committees
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Technical side - organisationFunctional Sequences
Technical areasDirector for eachHierarchicalMaps onto the holonic structureCommunications’ channelsMaintain the goal
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Technical side – Organisation
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Technical side - administrationProduction of goodsResource allocationMaterialsEnergy usageMinimise production
Resources Production
Goods
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Technical side - administrationEnergy Accounting
Measure energy needed to produce an item
Measure energy availableIssue people with energy creditsPeople allocate energy credits to production to produce goods
Reset accounts after two years
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Technical sideWorking in a Technate
4 hours a day4 days a weeksIn shifts
Load factor
More time to be human
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Living in a technateUrbanates
Bini Systems
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Living in a technateUrbanates
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Living in a technateUrbanates http://www.transfuture.net/
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Living in a technateUrbanates Arcosanti
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People sideUrbanates
Takenaka Corporation
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Living in a technateUrbanates
The Venus Project
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OverlapEnvironmental design
Provide a positive environmentMinimise crime etc.
EducationTechnical
Methods of teaching Subject matter
People Culture Language
LawMakingenforcing
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Building a sustainable society for a post carbon worldTest the ideas out
Using NET as a test platform
Using simulationBuilding a proto-technate
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Building a sustainable society for a post carbon worldNot for Profit Organisations
CompaniesCommunitiesA network
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ProblemsReduce choicePopulation controlLack of testingImplementation
Do we have the time for this?We can’t implement all at once!
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QuestionsMore info at:
http://en.technocracynet.eu
Books:
Technocracy: Building a Sustainable Society for a Post Carbon World – Andrew Wallace
The Best that Money Can’t Buy. – Jacque Fresco
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Questions for youCan we apply engineering principles to
society?What new problems might we make?What’s the down side?