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Where Do We Go From Here? Through the Wormhole Year 2030 Should We Maintain our Current Approaches? 2019 MCMC Researc arch h Symposium um 21 Nove vember 2019 Dr. Peter Lovelock Director, TRPC Singapore | Hong Kong | Melbourne Where
Through the Wormhole Year 2030 – Should We Maintain our Current Approaches?
Director, TRPC Singapore | Hong Kong | Melbourne 2019 MCMC Researc arch h Symposium um 21 Nove vember 2019
“Objectives drive behaviour”
BUSINESS
products/services;
SOCIETY
natives
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES?
exposure
attacks/incidents
Environmental repercussions
Consumer Protection
TECHNOLOGY
GOVERNMENT
military (… smart leaders?)
responsiveness
“Framing the future by learning from the past” Les esson #1
Those who meaningfully understand these technologies remain few. Governments should play a greater role in de develo loping un unders rstandin ing, and shaping the direction and scope of growth/change. KEY KEY MIL ILESTONES IN IN DI DIGITAL REV REVOLUTION
19 1969: Internet predecessor APRANET established 19 1984: First mobile phone introduced 19 1989: Tim Berners-Lee develops HTML, introduces the WWW 19 1992: Launch of commercial dial-up Internet; first audio and video distributed over the Internet 19 1993: Netscape launches 19 1994: Sm Smartphones introduced 19 1995: Amazon, Craigslist and eBay go live, completing the Internet’s transformation to a commercial platform 19 1998: Google search engine born 20 2000: Broadband introduced 20 2002: Cloud technology begins with AWS launch 20 2004: Era of social media begins with Facebook 20 2005: YouTube launched 20 2007: The iPhone launched 20 2011: Bitcoin becomes first widely accepted digital currency 20 2012: Google begins testing autonomous vehicles 20 2016: AlphaGo beats Go master 20 2019: 5G commercially deployed
Les esson #2
Digital revolution has thus far ridden on a supply- driven development model—assuming demand will naturally come. This has led to the digital exclusion of some in society. De Demand-driv iven init itia iatives need to be considered.
Les esson #3
Technology should not be viewed as a tool to capture markets but an ena nabler of markets, innovation, and social development.
“Don’t become set by your goalposts—but be clear on the playing field”
Cyber-/ National Security Digital Literacy Access to Basic Digital Services Data Privacy International Standards Interoperable Digital Economies Network Neutrality Reduce Digital Protectionism Sustainable Digital Development Fair Competition Policy Ethics Safety
“The rules of engagement”
Engender multi-stakeholder, collaborative approaches towards market development and growth Develop new regulatory models within more holistic policy agenda setting Establish sandboxes, standards, and codes of conduct to guide innovation and development, and encourage interoperability PRESENT FUTURE
“Mapping the future”
commitment to digital transformation wit within in the the co country, but lacking focus on inter-economy opportunities.
ional/ ASE SEAN counterparts to promote growth of regional digital economy, for e.g. on use of international standards—to increase interoperability, create access to more markets etc.
ducation and development of a relevantly skilled workforce—should see this as a long- term rm fou foundational com commit itment to support expected exponential advancement of technologies and its digital economy. Pers rsis istent di digit ital literacy gap Alig ignment of f regulatory regim imes Su Sustainabil ility Bu Buil ilding tru trust
Globa bal/Regional C Challenges i in the Next W Wave o