Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Javier Surasky is the chair the International Cooperation Department of the International Relations Institute of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. He was the director of research for Cepei between 2015 and 2024. He blogs through Global Rader and has published over fifty books, book chapters, articles, and reports on the 2030 Agenda, South-South Cooperation, the UN reform, and Sustainable Development governance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of daily life for most people inhabiting our planet. It has been incorporated into our internet search engines (Google), transportation systems (Uber, Waze, Google Maps), entertainment platforms (Netflix, Disney Channel), and work tools (ChatGPT, Dall-E, Midjourney, Canva). The list is endless and extends to areas that shape our world, from tourism (Despegar, Trivago) to warfare (lethal autonomous weapon systems), including international trade and finance. AI is transforming our societies. This is not the...

Tomorrow's People and New Technology was discussed by one of its co-authors Carolina Duque Chopitea on an episode of What is Innovation? with Jared Simmons.  Episode 66 of Innovation is a window into the uncertain future . Jared talks with Carolina Duque Chopitea, Director of Technology and Product at Reciqlo , a Circular Economy company that builds solutions for glass recycling, and Co-founder of Brandformers , a digital marketing and consultancy company that helps brands with their digital transition. They discuss why it's important to see innovation as a way of looking at the future, and they unpack the ingredients of innovation that go beyond technology.  How do you balance the good and the bad of tech innovation? Are you innovating with a meaningful purpose? Carolina's insights and expertise will help guide you to become more 'circular' in your view of technology and innovation. Carolina wrote the book with Felix Dodds and Ranger Ruffins . Description of th...

"I simply love Tomorrow's People and New Technology. Teasingly playful, inquisitive rather than just another turgid tome trying to be politically correct and accurate with each forecast, the authors' bandwidth is wonderfully broad, the insights incisive, and the writing welcoming. This book is a speculative triumph. It invites us into an imaginative world of endless fascination and ingenuity, at once allying suspicions that the future belongs only to the smart machines we have created and are in the process of letting loose." Richard David Hames, Executive Director, Centre for the Future As we witness a series of social, political, cultural, and economic changes/disruptions this book examines the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the way emerging technologies are impacting our lives and changing society. Taking the Sustainable Development Goals as a backdrop and the Paris Climate Agreement The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterised by the emergence of new tech...

Invitation Launch of “ Tomorrow’s People and New Technology”  '  ConnectAID’s SDG Book Corner You are invited to ConnectAID’s online SDG Book Corner for the launch of   “Tomorrow's People and New Technology” by Felix Dodds, Carolina Duque Chopitea, and Ranger Ruffins. Time: 4pm CET/10am/EST to 5pm CET / 11am EST, Thursday 28 October. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ujuahLbpQ-Kdogl0UFCm9Q "I simply love Tomorrow's People and New Technology. Teasingly playful, inquisitive rather than just another turgid tome trying to be politically correct and accurate with each forecast, the authors' bandwidth is wonderfully broad, the insights incisive, and the writing welcoming. This book is a speculative triumph. It invites us into an imaginative world of endless fascination and ingenuity, at once allying suspicions that the future belongs only to the smart machines we have created and are in the process of letting loose." Richard David...

  Tomorrow's People and New Technology - Changing How We Live Our Lives By Felix Dodds, Carolina Duque Chopitea, Ranger Ruffins is out on the 14th of  October.  The theme of the book is looking at 2030 and where we might be in terms of new technology. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the emergence of new technologies that are blurring the boundaries between the physical, the digital, and the biological worlds.  This book allows readers to explore how these technologies will impact peoples’ lives by 2030. It helps readers to not only better understand the use and implications of emerging technologies, but also to imagine how their individual life will be shaped by them. The book provides an opportunity to see the great potential but also the threats and challenges presented by the emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, posing questions for the reader to think about what future they want.  Emerging technologies, such as rob...

Guest Blog by Joel KO Hyun Sik Co Founder and CEO at Marvelstone Ventures | Founding Partner at LATTICE80 This is review of the ideas in the new book  How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy--and How to Make Them Work for You by Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Paul Choudary. The platform model underlies the success of many of today's biggest, fastest-growing, and most powerfully disruptive companies, from Google, Amazon, and Microsoft to Uber, Airbnb, and eBay. The platform is a simple-sounding yet transformative concept that is radically changing business, the economy, and society at large. In fact, the big difference between Apple and Samsung as smartphone manufacturers reside in whether they are regarded as a platform or not. As you know, one is (Apple) but the other is not (Samsung). This book is trying to solve a number of puzzles, as highlighted below: How have platform businesses such as Uber and Airbnb managed to disrupt and ...