Talk at GovWare.sg 2015 about the Smart Nation. This is about the need for open source priniciples to be used in creating a smart nation and the tech around it. it also discusses the need for smart energy and possibly using LFTR as a solution.
Going Beyond a Secure Smart Nation Harish Pillay [email protected] Head, Community Architecture and Leadership Red Hat Asia Pacific October 6, 2015, GovWare 2015, Singapore
Samuel Hubbard Scudder https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_H ubbard_Scudder_1837- 1911.jpg#/media/File:Samuel_Hubbard_Scudder_183 7-1911.jpg Professor Louis Agassiz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Agassiz
1) Instrumented to collect data 2) Aggregation of collected data Characteristics of a Smart City Source: http://www.iso.org/iso/smart_cities_report-jtc1.pdf
1) Instrumented to collect data 2) Aggregation of collected data 3) Detailed, measurable and real-time knowledge Characteristics of a Smart City Source: http://www.iso.org/iso/smart_cities_report-jtc1.pdf
1) Instrumented to collect data 2) Aggregation of collected data 3) Detailed, measurable and real-time knowledge 4) Analytics and decision making systems Characteristics of a Smart City Source: http://www.iso.org/iso/smart_cities_report-jtc1.pdf
1) Instrumented to collect data 2) Aggregation of collected data 3) Detailed, measurable and real-time knowledge 4) Analytics and decision making systems 5) Automated functions Characteristics of a Smart City Source: http://www.iso.org/iso/smart_cities_report-jtc1.pdf
1) Instrumented to collect data 2) Aggregation of collected data 3) Detailed, measurable and real-time knowledge 4) Analytics and decision making systems 5) Automated functions 6) Collaborative spaces Characteristics of a Smart City Source: http://www.iso.org/iso/smart_cities_report-jtc1.pdf
1) Instrumented to collect data 2) Aggregation of collected data 3) Detailed, measurable and real-time knowledge 4) Analytics and decision making systems 5) Automated functions 6) Collaborative spaces 7) Open and inclusive decision making process Characteristics of a Smart City Source: http://www.iso.org/iso/smart_cities_report-jtc1.pdf
1) Instrumented to collect data 2) Aggregation of collected data 3) Detailed, measurable and real-time knowledge 4) Analytics and decision making systems 5) Automated functions 6) Collaborative spaces 7) Open and inclusive decision making process Characteristics of a Smart Nation Source: http://www.iso.org/iso/smart_cities_report-jtc1.pdf
Consider the following ● It's SN10 (Smart Nation Year 10 [SG50+x]) ● All public spaces are instrumented and data is flowing into vast repositories ● Very Near real time data analytics gives us all significant information about our surroundings ● All data (even from sensors) are encrypted ● All networks under constant attack (cyber)
Now consider Power stations start failing ● Backup generators fire up and provide temporary relief ● Battery systems take over ● Data from sensors are now not reaching their collectors ● Smart Nation subsystems progressively become isolated ● No definitive means to make decisions
Could Molten Salt Reactors or Thorium MSReactors, or more precisely, Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors – LFTR be our Smart Energy source? Source: http://www.thoriumenergycheaperthancoal.com/, http://home.comcast.net/~robert.hargraves/public_html/2010-07Hargraves2-1.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=6&v=SS2JrWa_Wkc
The Soul of the Smart Nation*: Is embodied in knowing that you have control of your destiny * apologies to Tracy Kidder's Soul of a New Machine http://tracykidder.com/books/soul/
“I believe in a #SmartNation with an open source society and immense opportunities; where everyone can share, participate and co-create solutions to enrich and improve quality of life for ourselves and our fellow Singaporeans.” Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Geekcamp.SG, September 26, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/Vivian.Balakrishnan.Sg/posts/10153017297841207