What is Network Society?
A new technology based vision for the next phase of economic and social organization, preparing for the coming social infrastructure phase change. A set of simultaneous technologies is growing exponentially, with the common feature of being decentralized, and organized in a network. This contrasts with the centralized and hierarchical organization of today’s traditional society and its basic functions. The shift from the old to the new structure will subject the Nation State to an unprecedented pressure. The Network Society project creates a vision and analytical tools to allow individuals, enterprises and the society at large to deal positively with this unstoppable change.
A new technology based vision for the next phase of economic and social organization, preparing for the coming social infrastructure phase change. A set of simultaneous technologies is growing exponentially, with the common feature of being decentralized, and organized in a network. This contrasts with the centralized and hierarchical organization of today’s traditional society and its basic functions. The shift from the old to the new structure will subject the Nation State to an unprecedented pressure. The Network Society project creates a vision and analytical tools to allow individuals, enterprises and the society at large to deal positively with this unstoppable change.
Pillars of Change:
What are these technologies and what is the kind of change they represent in detail?
The eight pillars of the Network Society, the point of arrival of the phase change of our social organization, are the basic functions of the Nation State now, listed here with the technologies that are revolutionizing and decentralizing them:
- Energy, solar panels
- Manufacturing, 3D printing
- Food, plantlabs and vertical gardens, 3d printing of meat
- Health, Quantified Self
- Education, MOOCs (massive access to online courses)
- Finance, Bitcoin and mathematical currencies
- Security, trust platforms like AirBnB
- Policymaking, open data and direct democracy
The Network Society Project involves activities with multiplying effects in ever-widening circles of people and organizations. Represents a set of tools for individuals, businesses and policymakers for the design and implementation of strategies compatible with an accelerating future!
Read the full manifesto right here.
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