A recent EC Joint Research Council paper, “Thinking the unthinkable”, explored the question of whether technological accidents caused by natural hazards (Natech accidents) are real “Black Swans”. A “Black Swan”…
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When oil demand peaks: thinking about the geopolitical impacts of peak oil.
What happens to oil producing countries when oil demand peaks? When petro-economies no longer are able to finance themselves through the extraction and export of oil products, what do they…
Changing drivers of change – social attitudes
We’ve seen how demographics, various macro-economic forces, climate breakdown and technology will cause change. The last of SAMI’s six drivers of change is changing social attitudes, a critical underpinning force. …
Changing drivers of change – climate emergency and renewable energy sources
In this second post reviewing changes to the fundamental drivers of change, including the effects of the pandemic, we look at the climate emergency and renewable energy. Recent events attributed…
Has the pandemic really affected the drivers of change?
We and many others have reflected on possible scenarios for the post-pandemic future, often using a scenario cross methodology. We thought it would also be valuable to look at how…
IoT and Industry 4.0 Online Conference 16th June 2020
Dickson Ross, the Editor-in-Chief of Engineering and Technology magazine, introduced the conference He pointed out that although IoT is real and growing rapidly, it can be difficult to explain the…