Isle of Man Grand Challenge - Singularity University Knowledge Transfer
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Isle of Man Grand Challenge How can we remain relevant in a world that’s changing faster than we can comprehend?
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As winners of the Isle of Man Grand Challenge, Andrew and I have prepared some slides with some of the concepts and ideas gleaned from Singularity University with particular reference to improvements we can drive in the Manx economy.
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Isle of Man Grand ChallengeHow can we remain relevant in a world that’s
changing faster than we can comprehend?
Exponential Technologies
• Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics
• Biotech
• Manufacturing
• Computation / Networks
• Synthetic Biology
• Digital Medicine
Our Advantages• A need and desire to innovate
• Natural resources / environment
• Agility, size and access to regulators
• Natural size for serendipity
• No legacy
• Be cutting-edge, ignore the rest
Focus
• Supporting environment
• Education
• Computer use is not literacy
• Change attitudes and culture
• Positivity + entrepreneurship
• Healthy attitude to risk and failure
Focus
• Fertile and attractive for startups
• Don’t penalise failure
• Access to capital
• Focus on global opportunity
• Incentivise graduates
"Borders are porous"
People, ideas, finance, jobs ...can flow in or out
What influence can we apply?
Links
• Bits and Billions - A blueprint for high-impact digital entrepreneurship in the UK
• Lessons from the World's Most Tech-Savvy Government
• Paul Graham’s Essays
• Why Silicon Valley Can’t Find Europe (TechCruch)
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“Being afraid to fail is almost a guarantee of putting a glass ceiling
on the success that can be achieved.”
Dr Astro Teller “Captain of Moonshots” @ Google [X]
BBC 24 January 2014
