Global networking, communication and culture : conflict of convergence? : spread of ICT, Internet governance, superorganism humanity and global culture

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Foreword by Vinton G. Cerf Foreword by Franz Josef Radermacher Foreword by Rainer Wieland Acknowledgements Contents About the Author Acronyms Part I Part I Preparation of the Topic 1 1 Introduction 1.1 Situation 1.2 Motivation 1.3 Question 1.4 Contribution 2 2 Fundamentals 2.1 Terms 2.1.1 Global Networking 2.1.2 Communication 2.1.3 Culture and Cultural System 2.1.4 Conflict 2.1.5 Convergence 2.2 Concepts 2.2.1 Digital Divide and Digital Inequality 2.2.2 Internet Governance 2.2.3 Superorganism 2.2.4 Global Culture 2.3 Key Figures 2.3.1 Information and Communications Technology 2.3.2 Economic Performance and Social Balance 2.3.3 Education Level 2.3.4 Worldview 2.4 Data Management and Statistical Methods 2.4.1 Data Procurement, Storage, Processing and Analysis 2.4.2 Descriptive Statistics 2.4.3 Method of Least Squares 2.4.4 Correlation Analysis 2.4.5 Regression Analysis 2.4.6 Simple Regression 2.4.7 Multiple Regression 2.4.8 Test Functions 2.5 Expert Interviews 3 3 State of Affairs 3.1 Empirical Analysis of the Global Spread of ICT 3.1.1 Global Networking, Economic Performance and Education Level 3.1.2 Global Networking and Worldview 3.2 Power Issues and Reflections on Possible Future Developments 3.2.1 Internet Governance 3.2.2 Superorganism Humanity 3.2.3 Global Culture Part II Part II Empirical Analyses of the Global Spread of ICT 4 4 Global Networking: Relation to Economic Performance and Education Level 4.1 Global Networking and Economic Performance 2000–2013 4.1.1 Fixed Telephony and Economic Performance 4.1.2 Mobile Telephony and Economic Performance 4.1.3 Internet and Economic Performance 4.1.4 Internet and Social Balance 4.1.5 Mobile Internet and Economic Performance 4.1.6 Intermediate Result 4.2 Global Networking and Education Level 2000–2012 4.2.1 Fixed Telephony and Literacy 4.2.2 Fixed Telephone and Education Index 4.2.3 Mobile Telephony and Literacy 4.2.4 Mobile Telephony Education Index 4.2.5 Internet and Literacy 4.2.6 Internet and Education Index 4.2.7 Mobile Internet and Literacy 4.2.8 Mobile Internet and Education Index 4.2.9 Intermediate Result 4.3 Combination of Key Figures Between 2000 and 2012 4.3.1 Fixed Telephony, Economic Performance and Education Level 4.3.2 Mobile Telephony, Economic Performance and Education Level 4.3.3 Internet, Economic Performance and Education Level 4.3.4 Mobile Internet, Economic Performance and Education Level 4.3.5 Intermediate Result 4.4 System Theoretical Approach for Determining the Interaction of Key Figures 4.4.1 Interaction Between Economic Performance and Education Level 4.4.2 Interaction Between ICTs 4.4.3 Intermediate Result 4.5 Conclusion 5 5 Global Networking and Worldview 5.1 Global Networking: Christianity and Islam 2010 5.1.1 Fixed Telephony 5.1.2 Mobile Telephony 5.1.3 Internet 5.1.4 Mobile Internet 5.1.5 Economic Performance 5.1.6 Intermediate Result 5.2 Global Networking: Buddhism and Hinduism 2010 5.2.1 Fixed Telephony 5.2.2 Mobile Telephony 5.2.3 Internet 5.2.4 Mobile Internet 5.2.5 Economic Performance 5.2.6 Intermediate Result 5.3 Global Networking: Judaism and Other Worldviews 2010 5.3.1 Fixed Telephony 5.3.2 Mobile Telephony 5.3.3 Internet 5.3.4 Mobile Internet 5.3.5 Economic Performance 5.3.6 Intermediate Result 5.4 Global Networking and Religion Diversity 2010 5.4.1 Fixed Telephony 5.4.2 Mobile Telephony 5.4.3 Internet and Religion Diversity 5.4.4 Mobile Internet 5.4.5 Economic Performance 5.4.6 Intermediate Result 5.5 Conclusion Part III Part III Power Issues and Reflections on Possible Future Developments 6 6 Global Networking, Power and Control Issues 6.1 Internet Governance Ecosystem 6.1.1 Historical Development 6.1.2 Technical Power of Control 6.1.3 Economic Power of Control 6.1.4 Political Power of Control 6.2 Bargaining Positions of Some States and Cultures 6.2.1 United States of America 6.2.2 Germany 6.2.3 China 6.2.4 India 6.2.5 Russia 6.2.6 Arab World 6.2.7 Latin America 6.2.8 Africa 6.3 Change of Power Structures on the Way to a Global Information Society 6.4 Conclusion 7 7 The Global Superorganism as an Intelligent Human-Technology System 7.1 The Development of Humanity to a Global Superorganism 7.1.1 Superorganism Humanity as Autopoietic System 7.1.2 Communication as a Driving Force in Superorganisms 7.1.3 Evolution Based on Cooperation 7.2 Always More Intelligent Human-Machine-Systems 7.2.1 Intelligence of Social and Technical Systems 7.2.2 The Internet (of Things) as a Digital Nervous Network 7.2.3 Technical Intelligence: Example Automotive Cars and Algorithmic Trading Systems 7.3 Cultural Challenges 7.3.1 Inclusion Instead of Exclusion 7.3.2 Balance Between Central and Distributed Control 7.3.3 Global and Cultural Empathy 7.4 Conclusion 8 8 Convergence Towards a Global Culture? 8.1 The Term Global Culture 8.2 Three Fundamental Future Scenarios 8.2.1 Collapse – Overshoot and Decline Enforced by Nature 8.2.2 Increasing Social Inequality – Overshoot and Managed Decline 8.2.3 Balance – Sustainable Future 8.3 Global Culture, World Ethos and World Consensus 8.3.1 Economical Culture as Part of a Global Culture 8.3.2 Educational Culture as Part of a World Ethos 8.3.3 Religious Culture and World Ethos as a Basis for a Global Culture 8.4 No Clash of Cultures 8.5 Conclusion 9 9 Closing Remarks 9.1 Summary 9.2 Outlook 9.3 Conclusion Appendix A Categorization of Countries A.1 Economic Performance (GDPpC) A.2 Education Index (EI) A.3 Adult Literacy Rate (ALR) A.4 Worldview Appendix B Statistical Tests B.1 Correlation Between Economic Performance (GDPpC) and Internet Penetration Rate (IPR), Year 2000 B.2 Relationship Between Adult Literacy Rate (ALR) and Internet Penetration Rate (IPR), Year 2000 B.3 Multivariate Regression on the Basis of the Least–Square–Method References