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Wikipedia and Termite Hills
Written on March 17, by Erik Van den broecke
One of the most remarkable insights that came to me during last months, links Wikipedia with termite hills. Of course Wikipedia has an article on termite hills. One can read that these hills can become real cathedrals, up to 10 meters high in Australia. But here I want to focus on the fact that the high tech Wikipedia community uses the same mechanisms to build its word-cathedrals, than the ancient termites.
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The fifth stage of the ICT revolution, part 1
Written on February 9, by Erik Van den broecke
Thomas P Hughes (°1929) is an American historian of technology and visiting professor of MIT and Stanford. In 2000 he gave an interesting lecture, comparing the second industrial revolution with the third industrial, or ICT, revolution. He states that the second industrial revolution, which was all about the invention and adoption of electrical power systems, went through five stages.
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Erik Van den broecke blogs for www.ITprofessional.be
Written on January 27, by Erik Van den broecke
When I obtained my Master of Science in Eletrotechnical Engineering in 1984, Gaston Geens was Minister President of the Flemish Government. I remember this very well because Gaston Geens was the father of Flanders’ Technology, a state sponsored initiative to encourage youngsters to be part of the Third Industrial Revolution. Visiting one of the Flanders’ Technology conferences, I was impressed by the multifold of application based on new technologies like personal computers, networks and robotics.
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New network based business models
Written on September 15, by Erik Van den broecke
Daedalus interea Creten longumque perosus exilium tactusque loci natalis amore, 185 clausus erat pelago. "terras licet" inquit "et undas obstruat; at caelum certe patet; ibimus illac! Omnia possideat, non possidet aera Minos." Dixit et ignotas animum dimittit in artes naturamque novat. Nam ponit in ordine pennas, 190 a minima coeptas, longam breviore sequente, ut clivo crevisse putes
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