[LINK] Digital Ecosystem

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Roger Clarke wrote:
> At 12:52 +1100 3/3/09, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>   
>> This term has popped up a few times, in my recent websurfing...have 
>> we discussed it on link?
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_ecosystem>
>>     
>
> The number of times general systems theory gets re-discovered and 
> re-badged is remarkable.
>
> We'd get further, faster and better if the world would actually 
> internalise its insights (under whichever name people like to use).
>
> But I guess we're stuck with most people being unaware of it, some 
> people ignoring it, and hence its continual re-emergence, widespread 
> non-comprehension about it, and re-disappearance ...
>   
I'm with Roger here. It seems to be a frequent and general phenomena 
associated with not learning from history.

eg, SOA seems very much like Client/Server, which is similar to 
distributed computing.

While I'm in the mood... Is it just me getting old and wrinkly or are 
our politicians, their advisers and business "leaders" getting less 
competent?

Are educational institutions in the USA, UK and here producing more, but 
less qualified graduates?

And to take this completely off topic... There's an old saying "The 
people who get into trouble are not the ones to get you out of it" The 
USA and Australia have new flavours of government. The UK doesn't, yet. 
It'll be interesting to see what happens in the next few years re the 
economy, the war and climate change.
> </sob>
>   
Quite.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au