Blockchains Explained: As new technologies present opportunities, they also unleash competitive threats to incumbents and eventually reshape the future. So is the promise of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. But what do we know about them? Could they be used in international trade to make the movement of goods across country borders more efficient? Some commentators seem to be very clued up on what this technology is and how it will revolutionise the world, whereas others are struggling to understand the basics.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Pavlak
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Distributed Ledger ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Computer Education And Computer Related Professions Of The Future

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Glen D. Emerson ◽  
Mary E. Malliaris
Keyword(s):  
Computer Literacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Basic Skills ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Computer Education ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

The purpose of this paper is to examine current positions in literature with regards to computer education and future jobs related to computer usage.The expansion of the use of computers has made computer literacy as essential as the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Morf related the rapid expansion in the use of computers as follows: Among the more widely accepted scenarios of the future at work are those based on the assumption that technology will continue to grow exponentially (1983, p. 24). Therefore, as technology grows, our educational programs must incorporate the new knowledge necessary to function in the world of the information age. As Hart stated: We must prepare now to respond to the new technologies that will shape our future (1983, p. 11).

scholarly journals Power Window

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (10) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Winters
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

This article highlights that there are plenty of hysterical headlines about how the world is about to run out of oil, and it is just as easy to find spokesmen who will say that there is petroleum enough for everyone, now and in the future. Indeed, while oil production may be approaching a peak, there are probably at least a trillion barrels left to be pumped. In contrast, no matter how much oil is around, it is found in increasingly difficult and expensive places to exploit. A more troubling pattern can be seen in the oil production and consumption figures for Indonesia. Overtime, a greater and greater share of oil produced is being used by the producers, and less is available for export. Even so, the international trade in petroleum is 50 percent bigger now than it was in 1980. But if, as seems likely, there will be fewer exporting nations in the coming decades, this could become a problem.

Globalization: A Very Short Introduction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred B. Steger
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Deregulation

Globalization: A Very Short Introduction looks at the interconnected and accelerated processes changing how we see and experience the world. Is globalization really a new phenomenon? Is increased connection between people and nations inevitable, or are we witnessing the beginning of an era of ‘deglobalization’ or ‘anti-globalization’? Updated with new developments including advancing climate change, the Trump presidency, and the Mexico–USA border, this VSI explores the history and impact of globalization. Chapters on the cultural, economic, political, and ecological dimensions of globalization investigate the impact of new technologies, economic deregulation, and mass migration on our world and consider what we might expect from the future of globalization.

Part II Trade Finance Technology, 10 Digitalisation of Shipping and Insurance Documents: Implications for Trade Finance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goldby Miriam
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Insurance Contract ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Smart Contracts ◽  
Trade Finance ◽  
Distributed Ledger ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The inefficiencies inherent in processing pieces of paper manually down a cross-border chain of sales have prompted the international trade community to attempt to replace bills of lading with digital alternatives. These efforts have been ongoing for thirty years, but the recent availability of new technologies, particularly distributed-ledger technology (‘DLT’), which can be used in combination with ‘smart contracts’, the internet of things (‘IoT’) and machine-learning, has given these efforts a new impetus. Digitalisation holds many promises, including the creation of a context wherein new and cheaper financing options may be developed that do not involve manual checking of large volumes of paper documents. However, doing away with the paper-based documents of title creates uncertainties in terms of the bank’s position as secured creditor. Similarly, while cargo insurance certificates have been issued over electronic platforms for many years now, their transfer by endorsement is still effected by printing the certificate out and endorsing the paper-based certificate. In order for the benefits of digitalisation to be reaped in full, cargo insurance certificates also need to be fully digitalised, which would in turn raise questions as to the bank’s position as assured under the insurance contract. This chapter will examine the options available for making the bank’s position more certain. These options include legislative intervention and the development of contractual frameworks governed by English law.

scholarly journals 5G АND 5D. NEW TECHNOLOGIES JOINTLY "TEARING UP" THE WORLD

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1(82)) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
O. Dvoryankin
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
World Community ◽  
Public Nature ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
To Come ◽  
Near Future

The article attempts to analyze the development of the world community and ordinary people in the context of the creation and development of new technologies, especially 5G and 5D. The article presents a historical analysis of their development and formation, as well as possible prospects for their influence on us not only in the near future, but also in the future to come. At the same time, the author in the article focuses on the fact whether we are ready for this future, and whether we created it or are ready to quickly create a "safety cushion", i.e. "information security", both of a personal and public nature.

scholarly journals Instead of People Using Technology, Technology Is Using People

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Douglas Rushkoff
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Team Sport ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

Abstract The progress of artificial intelligence and new technologies triggers hot debates about the future of human life. While fans of the singularity say that artificial intelligence will become smarter than human beings and should take over the world, for others, such a vision is a sheer nightmare. Douglas Rushkoff is clearly part of the second group and takes a passionate pro-human stance. He explains why giving too much way to technologies is a mistake and why humans deserve a place in the digital future. Already today, technologies have a much stronger impact on our lives than most of us would believe. For him, being human is a team sport, and he asks for a more conscious use of technologies while keeping rapport with other people. To safeguard the humanness in a tech world, he advises to carefully select the values we embed in our algorithms. Rather than serving perpetual growth, technologies ought to help people reconnect with each other and their physical surroundings.

International organisations and the future of work: How new technologies and inequality shaped the narratives in 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Grimshaw
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

In a critical review of seven prominent flagship reports from five international organisations – the International Labour Organization (ILO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Bank – this article explores how the policy narratives set out during 2019 and early 2020 have characterised the major future of work challenges associated with new technologies and inequality. It identifies some similarities in viewpoints, including about the unevenness of job changes caused by new technologies and about the declining labour income share, a key measure of inequality. However, there are major points of differentiation. The ILO, OECD and UNDP express serious concerns about the interaction between new technologies and growing inequalities, on the one hand, and a rise in precarious work, concentration of corporate power and erosion of labour bargaining power on the other. Also, UNIDO emphasises the inequalities in technological capacities between developed and developing countries, which make it difficult for markets to distribute the gains from growth evenly. While the World Bank makes some concessions, it remains less open to real-world heterodox evidence about how labour markets function in society. The World Bank aside, there is a growing consensus that labour institutions around the world need to be reinvigorated in order to respond to the challenges facing the future of work.

Intensive Farming of Animals in 2020

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.G. Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
World Population ◽  
Livestock Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Business Structure ◽  
The Way

Several factors will be important in determining the future of the intensive livestock industry. One is the way in which world population changes. Today, there are about 5.9 billion people in the world, 800 million of whom are hungry. In the future, the world population is expected to stabilize somewhere between 8 and 11 billion. Food production will have to increase by at least 40%, and maybe as much as 80%, to meet this increase. The demand for meat from feedlot cattle and intensively reared pigs and poultry is likely to rise. A second influence is the way investments are made in new technologies. Today's investments will yield tomorrow's technologies, and we should be able to identify some imminent changes by examining present venture capital investment portfolios. Another factor is the attitude that the large corporate meat and livestock companies have towards their industry. These large companies control and own a large part of the industry, and their attitudes and business structure help to determine the behaviour of the rest of the industry. Their behaviour is being affected by public attitudes towards big business and modern technologies. This paper focuses on some of the up-and-coming technologies within the context of that social and business structure. The technologies and potential changes described in this paper are new animal feed technologies, growth hormone transgenics, livestock breeding, nutraceuticals, livestock pharmaceuticals, segregated early weaning, legislation on biotechnology, the structure of the intensive livestock industry, and public attitudes towards biotechnology and the intensive livestock industry.

scholarly journals The research related to the perspectives of the execution of international commercial contracts through the prism of technological progress

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Zaharia ◽  
◽  
Angela Cibuc ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
World Economy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Trade Relations ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World

Technological advances and the computerization of society rapidly contribute to the change of all spheres of human activity, currently international trade relations have a majority impact on the world economy, their development is taking place at a particularly accelerated pace, which generates certain gaps in terms of legislation in this area. Of particular importance in the development of this sphere was the electronic means of communication, becoming quite popular in recent decades, and the conduct of trade reports through them were no exception. Under the current conditions, as a fundamental legal instrument in private law, the contract could not develop separately from the new technologies imposed by the evolution of society towards the virtual world and in an attempt to adapt to the virtual environment; the contract took the electronic form.

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