http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/01/more-on-the-proposed-stimulus-package-from-ibms-ceo.html Instrumented. Interconnected. Intelligent. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/01/more-on-the-proposed-stimulus-package-from-ibms-ceo.html#comment-383 Don Means Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:36:26 +0000 http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/01/more-on-the-proposed-stimulus-package-from-ibms-ceo.html#comment-383 What's being described here is an emergent common IS layer supporting all infrastructure elements, a kind of meta-infrastructure which we call the telestructure. <a href="http://telestructure.com" rel="nofollow">http://telestructure.com</a> Potential e-productivity gains from re-engineering trillions of dollars worth of infrastructure components may rival those of the 1990's as applied to e-commerce. Say 10-20% of total. Serious money. This massive cross systems integration also creates new interdependencies that increase overall vulnerability to various types of interventions. The situation is compounded by vast systemic complexities that decrease system behavior predictability. search "complex adaptive systems" Our point about all this is that each local community is a distinct combination of demographics, density, topology, etc. that demands a unique configuration of technologies and business models in conjunction with other local community policy priorities thus necessitating a locally-specific design. While these complexities and interdependencies are barely understood at any level of government, it is still the primary responsibility of each and every local community to chart its own course. Plan or be planned. What’s being described here is an emergent common IS layer supporting all infrastructure elements, a kind of meta-infrastructure which we call the telestructure. http://telestructure.com Potential e-productivity gains from re-engineering trillions of dollars worth of infrastructure components may rival those of the 1990′s as applied to e-commerce. Say 10-20% of total. Serious money.
This massive cross systems integration also creates new interdependencies that increase overall vulnerability to various types of interventions. The situation is compounded by vast systemic complexities that decrease system behavior predictability. search “complex adaptive systems”
Our point about all this is that each local community is a distinct combination of demographics, density, topology, etc. that demands a unique configuration of technologies and business models in conjunction with other local community policy priorities thus necessitating a locally-specific design.
While these complexities and interdependencies are barely understood at any level of government, it is still the primary responsibility of each and every local community to chart its own course. Plan or be planned.

]]> http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/01/more-on-the-proposed-stimulus-package-from-ibms-ceo.html#comment-384 Shiri Dori-Hacohen Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:31:55 +0000 http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/01/more-on-the-proposed-stimulus-package-from-ibms-ceo.html#comment-384 Adam, great article. You might want to check the video though - that link isn't working just now. Adam, great article. You might want to check the video though – that link isn’t working just now.

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