�������� The Motion The Combined Technological and The Combined Technological and Economic Economic Imperative are Imperative are Irresistible Irresistible � What is the Technological Imperative? The case for the argument presented by � What is the Economic Imperative? Red team members � What is Irresistible? Simon, Stephen, Jimmy, Niall Technological Imperative Shakespeare on the Economic Imperative � The doctrine of the technological imperative is that because a particular technology means that � What's aught but as 'tis valued? we can do something (it is technically possible) then this action either ought to (as a moral imperative), must (as an operational requirement) or inevitably will (in time) be taken. Dr. Hasan Özbekhan Trolius Professor Emeritus of Management at the Wharton School of the Act II Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare University of Pennsylvania. What is considered Irresistible Next Speakers Topics � Time is relative to the motion � That the development of technology is unstoppable, inevitable and driven by � The direction of force and general push is economics. heading towards � That this technology is widely adopted by � There will be cases where this does not hold societies and shapes the way we live. � The future adoption of technology by developing societies. �
�������� Early years of the The development of technology is Japanese Motor Industry unstoppable, inevitable and driven � After 3 years cars had to by economics be tested for road worthiness(like NCT). � Government made price of test very expensive and it had to be taken each year. � Proved cheaper to buy new car every 3 years. � Thus the Japanese motor industry thrived and is now considered one of the best in the world. Top selling cars of 2006 in U.S Moore’s Law � In 2006, 5 of the top � Number of transistors in Make And Model Number of sales selling cars in America a processer increases 1. Ford F-Series 796,039 were Japanese. 2. Chevrolet exponentially every year 636,069 � The steps that were put Silverado and a half 3. Toyota Camry 448,445 into place have been very � Gordon Moore of Intel influential to the success 4. Dodge Ram 364,177 made the observation on of the Japanese Motor 5. Honda Accord 354,441 current trend, in 1956. It industry. 6. Honda Civic 316,638 has since become a goal � The economic tactics 7. Chevrolet Impala 289,868 for the industry. employed made the 8. Toyota Corolla 272,327 development of the � It has remained true since 9. Nissan Altima 232,457 Japanese Motor industry first observed. 10. Chevrolet Cobalt 211,449 inevitable. Moore’s Law Conclusion � Since the invention of the transistor there have � The growth of the Japanese motor industry only been 32 of these year and a half cycles. and the rapid improvement in the capabilities � Should this law continue, with every passing year of processors, are two very powerful examples the capabilities of processors will become powerful beyond belief. of technologies whose growth have been � It may merely be an observation, however it is an vastly aided by the economic gain to be had observation that has been proved right since its by their development, and have therefore discovery in 1956. been unstoppable and inevitable. � This is a clear example of a technology whose development has been unstoppable and inevitable. �
�������� History of Technology and Society Is it inevitable that new technology � Throughout history, societies have been changing will be adopted by societies and with the development of technology. change the way people live? � Certain periods are named after the technologies which were embraced at the time. The Irresistibility of Technology to Stone Age Societies � Technology is widely embraced by societies worldwide. Bronze Age � Tradition/values change as societies adopt to using new Iron Age technology. � Examples: � Ireland and Japan Industrial Age Information Age � Amish People Ireland and Japan Ireland and Japan � Examples of two societies who have greatly embraced technology and seen a vast change in their societies as a result. � Economic incentives were key to these countries embracing technology. � Both show the Economic Imperative fuelling the Technological Imperative. � Combined, they are irresistible. �
�������� Amish People Amish People � Traditionally didn’t embrace technology. � As time has gone on, have began to embrace more and more technologies. � Began using small amounts of electricity. � Amish have now adopted refrigerators, lamps, mobile phones, solar power and, in some cases, computers. Amish People The argument so far... � It's been shown by Simon and Jimmy that in modern developed societies, the combined technological and economic imperatives are irresistable. � This doesn't mean that resistance is impossible, just that it's useless. � I will now argue that the situation in developed countries is inevitable for all countries. You Will Be Assimilated! Examples ������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������� ��������� � European colonisation of South America � Native North Americans � Amish people � Israeli Kibbutz �
�������� Communism Wrapping up ������������������������������������������������������������������� � The combined technological and economic � ����!��" imperatives are irresistable in developed countries � Other countries are rapidly approaching this � No private enterprise situation, with the technological and economic � Resists the economic imperative imperatives having an ever-increasing effect � By now, nearly all communist states have � These imperatives are irresistable, but that doesn't already either dissolved or allow private mean there can't be resistance. It just means that all such resistance is temporary enterprise �
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