Here is the top 10 list of responsibility in the information age:

1. The Parity principle

In order for hyperconnectedness to be the most significant development of our era, it has to play its part in solving the grand challenges of our times.

Currently, human development is tied to increased resource consumption. Decoupling this correlation is one of humanity’s biggest challenges. In order to ensure social in all parts of the world, disconnection of material and energy usage needs to be achieved.

The Parity principle is not only an opportunity, but also an imperative. Technological progress often provides applications and things that are nice to have, but it doesn’t always solve concrete and significant societal challenges. However, we’re currently living through a transition. More and more people are looking for substantive solutions instead of mobile games. Many of the pioneers of the digital era, such as Elon Musk, are calling for grand solutions. Mechanisms and actors such as the Founders’ Fund and the Singularity University are emerging to support initiatives that provide concrete solutions through technological innovation.

However, the Parity principle doesn’t only apply to technological innovations. It also implies a wider paradigm shift in which hyperconnectedness should initiate solutions for the world’s problems instead of gimmicks and insignificant applications.

These two approaches depict alternative routes through which hyperconnectedness can help to decouple the correlation between human development and ecological consumption. Progress can be measured through the slope between the Human Developmen Index (HDI) and the ecological footprint.

2. The Utility principle

Hyperconnectedness needs to solve more problems than it creates.

3. The Participation principle

Technologies should be designed and developed by and with the people who use them.

4. The Ergonomy principle

Technologies should be designed and developed for the users.

5. The Leapfrogging principle

For the hyperconnected planet to be a globally relevant narrative, it should also offer cost-effectiveness and easily spreadable solutions for the needs of people in developing countries.

6. The Vanilla principle

It is important to reap benefits from new value creation in addition to increased productivity. The change should not only be an improvement but also a source of radical new value creation.

7. One Planet principle

The development of the hyperconnected planet should, by definition, save more natural resources than it consumes.

8. The Culture principle

As a development, the hyperconnected planet is blind without cultural context. Culture without technologies is barren.

9. The Perfect Competition principle

The advent of dominant market position, monopolies, and oligopolies should be prevented both globally and locally.

10. The Justice principle

The risks of data ownership and privacy need to be avoided, and rights need to be secured.

If nothing else this is very well thought out.  Do you agree?  Feel free to comment.

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