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Inspired by: FP7 » Cultural diversiy becomes an investment heaven

version: 1 / created: 2009-11-23
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Originally submitted by: Joe Ravetz
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 8 - Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Cultural interactions in an international perspective

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
EURISLAM, GEITONIES

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Cultural diversiy becomes an investment heaven

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
Cultural industries are driven by climate change into a ‘fin-de-siecle’ nihilist escapism. New immersive / pervasive ICT combines gaming, education, sound, video, and social / cultural networking on a web2-3 model. As society fragments, trillion dollar fortunes are made by cultural intermediaries and celebrities.

Keywords

cutural, investment, diversity, networking, web 3.0, celebrities

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050

Type of event

Unplanned consequence of events/trends/situations (e.g. financial crisis, accidental breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Uncertain

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 3: important for the European Union

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

Very uncertain