About digital transformation, design, creativity and lifestyle in the Networked Society.
We are in the midst of a great transformation in society. In our latest Networked Society report, “Learning and Education in the Networked Society” and the documentary film “The Future of Learning” we take a closer look at this change. Today, there are 2.5 billion young people who were born after 1991. A significant... Continue Reading →
All around the world, a lively debate is taking place on the subjects of learning and education. At the 2011 Networked Society Forum in Hong Kong, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes proclaimed that the textbook is dead. In a recent interview, Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University, Sugata Mitra says that we don’t need institutional learning anymore because everything... Continue Reading →
On Friday, September 28, Hans Vestberg talked about The Networked Society atSIME London. He spoke about how broadband, mobility and the cloud will become the core infrastructures in which all other activities in society will operate under. At the moment, basically every industry sector in the world is seeking new opportunities based on this ICT... Continue Reading →
Det har varit en intensiv vecka. I torsdags presenterade jag i Riksdagen på en hearing om bredband. Min presentation handlade om Ericssons vision det "uppkopplade samhället" "The Networked Society" och vilka behov som finns hos användare, företag och samhälle. Presentationen finns att ladda hem på SlideShare. I fredags vad jag i London och intervjuade Stephen Heppel för något spännande... Continue Reading →
The Swedish American Life Science Summit, held August 21 – 23, had many interesting presentations and discussions about various topics across the life science sector, such as Innovative Healthcare Delivery Models and Creating a Digital Health System. At the event, I presented Ericsson’s vision of the Networked Society and some of the concepts that could be realized... Continue Reading →
When I was young, dating – or at least trying to date – consisted of slipping a note into a girl’s locker, or shuffling nervously towards her to ask her out with my friends offering humiliating support in the background. Today it’s much simpler. Ericsson’s ConsumerLab report, Social Life of the Young, looks into how US... Continue Reading →
How can business and the public sector adapt to – and utilize – the power of creative people? In the latest Ericsson Business Review, I wrote an article about the game changers – the creative and entrepreneurial individuals who are bringing their innovations to global social networks and letting the public access their ideas, participate... Continue Reading →
Hopefully they wrote something nice about my keynote in the EL Diario Montanes! http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20120627/sociedad/destacados/muchos-libros-desapareceran-lavadora-20120627.html
Yesterday I gave a keynote at the SAIL Summer School inSantander,Spain. SAIL stands for Scalable and Adaptive Internet Solutions. It is an EU founded project with leading telecommunication operators, vendors, and research institutions aiming to develop the Networks of the Future. As they write on their homepage “Today’s Internet rests on a foundation of technology,... Continue Reading →
In my previous post, I wrote that commuting is the biggest source of stress and frustration for people living in cities, according to a new Ericsson ConsumerLab report, City Life. So what makes city residents feel at ease? Social networking. Those who live in the city spend a large chunk of their time socializing. On average, a... Continue Reading →
Mikael Eriksson Björling 