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Global Impact

Singularity University via YouTube

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Explore the potential for massive, positive global change in this 40-minute conference talk by Nathaniel Calhoun at the SingularityU Australia Summit 2018. Delve into topics such as educational technologies, the Internet of Ownership, platform cooperatives, and governance literacy. Examine the scale of global problems and why humanity has struggled to solve them. Learn about innovative approaches like participatory budgeting and the UNICEF Innovation Fund. Discover how cutting-edge technologies and new corporate structures can address inequality and censorship. Gain insights into the Digital Development Principles and their impact on global challenges. Understand the role of blockchain technology in humanitarian efforts and the concept of legal personhood in the digital age.

Syllabus

Introduction
We have the tools
The scale of the problem
Its a solved problem
Inequality is not inherently bad
Why has humanity failed
Educational technologies
Geek heresy
Uber and Airbnb
The Internet of Ownership
The Platform Cooperative
Savy
Platform Cooperative
Governance Literacy
Participatory Budgeting
New York City
Governance
Digital Development Principles
UNICEF Innovation Fund
UNICEF Blockchain
Legal Personhood
Corporate Structure
Censorship

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Singularity University

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