Category Archives: Innovation & Knowledge Economy

Today’s “knowledge economies” are seeing the emergence of new paradigms for innovation and the advancement of knowledge in relation to economic activities.

DWLD – Silicon Valley (3)

DWDD University deel 3 – Alexander Klöpping
In de derde aflevering onderwijst Alexander over de toekomst en de techniek die we de komende jaren kunnen verwachten vanuit Silicon Valley. Zoals Google Glass, de futuristische bril waarmee je permanent ingeplugd bent in de digitale wereld. Of de persoonlijke drone, die je meeneemt op vakantie en die misschien in de toekomst boodschappen voor je kan doen. En natuurlijk de zelfrijdende auto, die in Silicon Valley al lang geen toekomstmuziek meer is.

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    Hardware Freedom Day 2013

    Hardware Freedom Day is a yearly celebration of Open Hardware! Every year since 2004 hundreds of teams have been celebrating Software Freedom Day, often showcasing Open Hardware in the process. At the Digital Freedom Foundation (formerly known as SFI) we thought it was about time to have a special day just for Open Hardware.

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      Joris Luyendijk NIEUWS NU – Wensen

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        The dawn of de-extinction

        Lets build up a GREEN list next to our RED endangered list. This motivates us more fighting the battle for diversity. Brand tells us his first concrete steps towards actually doing it.

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          40 Years Music Industry

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            Iedereen Journalist

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              Danny Hillis – Internet cashes, Where plan B?

              n de jaren 70 en 80, heerste er een royale geest op het internet. Er waren weinig gebruikers. Vandaag is het internet overal aanwezig, verbindt miljarden mensen, machines en essentiële delen van de infrastructuur — en maakt ons kwetsbaar voor cyber-aanvallen of een crash. Internetpionier Danny Hillis argumenteert dat het internet nooit ontworpen is voor deze schaal. Hij doet een oproep aan ons allemaal voor een Plan B: een parallel systeem waar we op terug kunnen vallen als — of wanneer — het internet crasht.

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                What most schools don’t teach

                Learn about a new “superpower” that isn’t being taught in in 90% of US schools.
                Starring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Chris Bosh, Jack Dorsey, Tony Hsieh, Drew Houston, Gabe Newell, Ruchi Sanghvi, Elena Silenok, Vanessa Hurst, and Hadi Partovi. Directed by Lesley Chilcott, executive producers Hadi and Ali Partovi. Code.org owes special thanks to all the cast and the film crew, and also Microsoft, Google/YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter for helping us spread the word

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                  The State of Agents Online – SXSW 2013

                  Skip Siri, where did bots come from and what’s out there now. A short history and nice update on the state of these online human Fakers. Both Good and Bad.
                  The Jeff Kramer talk is about the history of agents and bots, and how we design and develop bot platforms for the future. We touch on MUD and IRC bots, Weavrs, Siri, Google Now, the Internet of Things, PaaS architectures, the API of Me, Xenobi and a bunch of other things. See his site for more interesting info, like the slides etc.

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                    Why Data Caps Suck

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                      Tedx Lytro

                      Now a neat talk of The End of the Camera Focus.
                      Again, digital photography will with this absolutely win over any serious cameraman. The blur of video/photo and focus.

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                        The MI Airline Story

                        This is the story of Mauro and Carla, flight attendants, and about how they benefit from MI Airline’s Connected Crew solution.

                        MI Airline is providing a platform and an integrated mobile app to airline cabin crew and cockpit crew. The combination of mobile applications (that also work offline), a smart back-end and a lot of data create challenges for the company’s operation. Although we are dealing with the world’s most sexy industry, aviation, it comes with its own challenges.

                        More @ website www.miairline.com

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                          Wakoopa 2012 report

                          Must read report @ Wakoopa

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                            Why US Internet Access Is Slow and Expensive


                            Source article @ Gizmodo.com

                            I hope Neeli Kroes views this interview with Susan Crawford and learns why wired and mobile Net Neutrality is vital to prevent communications inequality in Europe. A wired and mobile net neutral internet should be considered as a vital basic utility like water and electricity.

                            US citizens pay more for internet access than those in many other countries—and also get worse connections for their cash. This video explains why.

                            Susan Crawford, former special assistant to President Obama for science, technology and innovation, and author of Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age, joins Bill to discuss how our government has allowed a few powerful media conglomerates to put profit ahead of the public interest — rigging the rules, raising prices, and stifling competition. As a result, Crawford says, all of us are at the mercy of the biggest business monopoly since Standard Oil in the first Gilded Age a hundred years ago.

                            “The rich are getting gouged, the poor are very often left out, and this means that we’re creating, yet again, two Americas, and deepening inequality through this communications inequality,” Crawford tells Bill.

                            US citizens please sign the petition

                            The United States needs new leadership at the Federal Communications Commission to help establish a competitive regulatory climate and to encourage new entrants into the market. Susan Crawford has spent her career studying the global telecommunications industry and has a keen sense of the history that brought us to this point.

                            US Petition @ Petitions.whitehouse.gov

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                              Neelie Kroes proposes end of European net neutrality

                              While the French government is making statements saying how important net neutrality is, Neelie Kroes writes an op-ed in Libération saying she wouldn’t mind “limited internet offers”, meaning: an internet on two speeds. ‘Net neutrality’ is the principle that internet service providers transfer data intact from the content provider to the consumer, and indiscriminately of the usage of consumer or content provider.

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                                The First Software Patent

                                To think that this one innocent and helpful patent was the forerunner for the massive patent battles that we see today. It makes this one seem so much more significant.

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                                  For the born mobile generation

                                  2013 was the first time in many years that Microsoft didn’t host the opening keynote for the Consumer Electronics Show here in Las Vegas. Instead, the show went to Qualcomm and its CEO, Dr. Paul Jacobs. We weren’t quite sure what to expect beyond a new series of processors, but what we got was weirder than anything we’ve seen in all of our collective years attending CES. While Chris Ziegler translated the surreal experiences into a liveblog and I took photos of the craziest moments, the rest of the Verge staff took to Twitter to react to the event. You can relive the insanity right here.

                                  More @ Theverge.com

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                                    Compressorhead Ace of Spades

                                    Websites:
                                    Compressorheadband.com | Robocross.de | Bigdayout.com

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                                      The Power of Networks

                                      Manuel Lima, senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing, explores the power of network visualisation to help navigate our complex modern world.

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                                        Windows 8 An UI nightmare

                                        Control? Conveyance? Continuity? Context? etc. etc.
                                        See also the other Hilarious Windows 8 Seniors test.

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                                          Chick Rule on Social web

                                          chicks rule

                                          Apparently.

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                                            Rutte 2 formatie – snel modern onderhandelen

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                                            Je zou hopen dat een competitief lerend en vernieuwend bedrijfsleven ook doorwerkt op de overheid. Het Stuk van de NRC vandaag geeft een mooi inzage dat de jonge nieuwe top-politici wel modern willen onderhandelen..

                                            De informateur Wouter bos heeft in zijn nieuwe baan als zorgconsultant manieren geleerd om mensen bij elkaar te brengen, praten alleen werkt niet, dus: Kaartspelletjes (uitruilen van partijpunten in fysieke vorm), BEAMERS, LAPTOPS, WHITEBOARDS….

                                            Het zijn hulpmiddelen die mede het hoge tempo van de onderhandelingen verklaren. Tot en met de vorige formatie waren informateurs, mensen als Lubbers en Tjeenk Willink, mannen van papier. Gemaakte afspraken zagen onderhandelaars pas de volgende dag op schrift terug, wat meestal tot extra onderhandelen leidde. Dit is een formatie van de nieuwe generatie, stellen ze tevreden vast in de Stadhouderskamer. Ze voelen zich comfortabel met moderne hulpmiddelen, en handelen in de snelheid die daarbij hoort.
                                            Wat ook helpt: als de zes een probleem aan het eind van de dag nog niet hebben opgelost, bellen Rutte en Samsom elkaar regelmatig ’s nachts nog even. Dan ligt de volgende ochtend vaak alweer een deal klaar.

                                            Een overheid die met zijn tijd meegaat.. een geruststelling.

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                                              Wikipedia bijna klaar

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                                              ‘Wanneer een encyclopedie 100.000 artikelen bereikt, slinkt de pool van goede onderwerpen om over te schrijven. Tegen de tijd dat er 1 miljoen artikelen zijn geschreven moet je bijna een genie zijn om nog iets nieuws te bedenken. Wikipedia bereikte 4 miljoen artikelen in de zomer van 2012′ stelt Jensen.(meer)

                                              Mooi!

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                                                The Knockoff Economy: How Copying Benefits Everyone

                                                What do you think of copy-cats? Are they stealing property from the creator? Co-author of the book, The Knockoff Economy, Kal Raustiala, says no.

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                                                  Chris Anderson The New Industrial Revolution

                                                  Writer of the Longtail, with especially his own personal stories on why inventors and consumers are now empowered enough to set the industry direction on their toys and industry products. A big change… coming soon to you.

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