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The conversation about ICT technology failures too often focus' on commercial consumer products and services. What's often ignored is the opportunity cost. Public policy must provide focus and direction for technology to solve complex interwoven tapestry of problems critical to the survival of our species. For a sustainable future, we need public leadership to overcome the resistance of short sighted private powerful special interests.
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ITC PortfolioPart 2.3— Techology FailuresPPUB 796 Internet and Public Policy: Technology or Tyranny? Rick Singer GMU Volegenau School of Engineeringrsinger@gmu.edu
“Successful” Technology Failures
Many so called technology “success’” stories are frivolous consumer-marketing driven innovations. Should the most creative minds of our generation waste their gifts inventing ice cream that changes color when you lick it?
The global push for STEM education is urgently needed to develop scientific and technological innovation leading to solutions to urgent priorities. Energy, Healthcase, Agriculture.
Trival Tech Innovation: Opportunity Costs
Case in point: Necomimi brainwave-sensing cat ears. Then think relaxing thoughts, ad the ears will droop and the ears perk up when you focus your attention. Ostensibly this high tech tool will help for those with attention deficit disorder. For those with severe ADHD they are also available as devil’s horns.
Lost Opportunity CostBehind the “Success” Stories of Trivial Tech
Case in point: Necomimi brainwave-sensing cat ears. Then think relaxing thoughts, ad the ears will droop and the ears perk up when you focus your attention. Ostensibly this high tech tool will help for those with attention deficit disorder. For those with severe ADHD they are also available as devil’s horns.
Consumer Culture Encourages Trivial Developments
The opportunity for tech break through and innovation are lost forever when the best engineering minds of a generation squander their gifts designing commercial products for wealthy consumers.
Wastes This Generation’s Brightest Engineering Minds
Products Falses Promises Compounds The “FAIL”
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• Quick and easy profit motive misdirects technical innovation
Products Falses Promises Compounds The “FAIL”
• Quick and easy profit motive misdirects technical innovation • Focus on wealthy consumers puts everyone’s future at risk.
Products Falses Promises Compounds The “FAIL”
What can we do?
• Quick and easy profit motive misdirects technical innovation • Focus on wealthy consumers puts everyone’s future at risk.
• Become Politically Active
• Empower yourself and others
• Email your representatives in congress
• Support public ITC investment
Time is critical. Act Now!
Technical solutions will not naturally evolve from commercial enterprising pandering to our consumer culture
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Consumer culture driven free enterprise won’t support ICT innovation needed to ensure the survival of our species
What can any one of us do?
Empower Yourself and Others
What can any one of us do?
Become PoliticallyActive
What can any one of us do?
Support public Investment In ITC Solutions For Sustainability
What can any one of us do?
Email Your CongressionalRepresentatives
What can any one of us do?
The Clock Is Ticking…..…Act Now!
What can any one of us do?
For more information, please email rick@singer.netPPUB 796 Internet and Public Policy: Technology or Tyranny? Rick Singer GMU Volegenau School of Engineeringrsinger@gmu.edu
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