Regenerative Digital Economies and Societies
summary
Argues that technology should amplify planetary and social wellbeing and gives concrete examples and numbers: 75 million tons of e‑waste today, potential $4.5 trillion market for repair and recycling over 10 years, local makers in Kenya turn plastic bottles into filament and build 3D printers from plastic bottles that outperform imports and print microscopes for pennies, Addis Ababa entrepreneurs convert market waste into a waste‑to‑energy plant, and Zapotec communities deploy community mesh networks that create jobs and cheaper connectivity.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00The tech inflection point
- 1:27Analyzing digital capitalism
- 3:22Technological amplification
- 5:05Designing for human needs
- 6:45The problem with algorithms
- 8:01The impact of alienation
- 10:22Vision for a regenerative tech
- 12:05A new planetary consciousness
- 13:58Regenerative innovation
- 15:38Case study: Kenyan innovation
- 17:45Entrepreneurship in Africa
- 19:32Policy and collaboration
- 20:45Building community networks