Global Network
Full Title or Meme
For recognition of Identifiers across the world two components must be in places: First a communication network, which has traditionally be by exchanging treaties and now is becoming based on Internet connections; Second a trust network, which was traditionally bi-lateral until international organizations, like the UN and ICAO were created.
Context
In the 1960's, Licklider published two seminal articles: "Man Computer Symbiosis"[1] in 1960 and "The Computer as a Communications Device"[2] written with Robert Taylor in 1968. Looking for the intellectual roots of these papers and Licklider's vision, which was germinated in the weekly meeting that Norbert Wiener held in Cambridge[3]. This page will look at some of the related work of Norbert Wiener and J.C.R. Licklider.
Problems
- Trust among all the nations and peoples of the world is not working so well.
Solutions
- Trust does not need to be global. Is is typically between a small number of individuals or countries. A trust network must be able to solve these real-world problems.
References
- ↑ J.C.R. Licklider, "Man-Computer Symbiosis," In IRE Transactions on Human Factors in Electronics, Vol HFE-1, March, 1960, Pp. 4-11. Also reprinted in In Memoriam: J.C.R. Licklider: 1915-1990, Report 61, Systems Research Center, Digital Equipment Corporation, Palo Alto, California, August 7, 1990, pp. 1-19.
- ↑ J.C.R. Licklider and Robert Taylor, "The Computer as a Communication Device," In Science and Technology: For the Technical Men in Management, No 76, April, 1968, pp. 21-31. Also reprinted in In Memoriam: J.C.R. Licklider: 1915-1990, Report 61, Systems Research Center, Digital Equipment Corporation, Palo Alto, California, (1990-08-07) pp. 21-41
- ↑ Jay Hauben Norbert Wiener, J.C.R. Licklider and the Global Communications Network Columbia (1996-12-03) https://www.columbia.edu/~jrh29/licklider/lick-wiener.html
