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Inspired by: interviews » The technology progresses, that does not necessarily mean that the standards progress.

version: 4 / updated: 2011-10-25
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Scott CUNNINGHAM, "Delft University of Technology", interviewed by "MIOIR".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
The technology progresses, that does not necessarily mean that the standards progress.

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
You could watch the natural miniaturization of electronic devices and track that to see how far that goes and how smart these things become. There is a lot of talk about web standards and the semantic web. The difficulty tracking that one is that is a diffused topic. Half the problem is creating a common standard. So even as the technology progresses, that does not necessarily mean that the standards progress.

Keywords

technological advancement, standards, electronic devices.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
The difficulty tracking that one is that is a diffused topic. Half the problem is creating a common standard. So even as the technology progresses, that does not necessarily mean that the standards progress.

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 continuation
 		beneficial
#2 continuation
 		harmful

Importance

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Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)
scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)
social filters (class, status, education level)

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Innovation dynamics

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
ICT - Information & communication technologies