Article 5 in the series: In Search of the Foundations of Reality Disclaimer The ideas presented in these articles are speculative and have not been experimentally confirmed. They constitute a philosophical-ontological exploration of possible underlying structures of physical reality, and...
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Article 4 — In Search of the Foundations of Reality Disclaimer. The ideas presented in this series of articles are speculative and have not been experimentally confirmed. They constitute a philosophical and ontological exploration of possible underlying structures of physical...
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Article 3 in the series: In Search of the Foundations of Reality Disclaimer. The ideas presented in these articles are speculative and have not been experimentally confirmed. They constitute a philosophical and ontological exploration of possible underlying structures of physical...
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Article 2 in the series: In Search of the Foundations of Reality A New Perspective on Reality and Its Underlying Unity Disclaimer The ideas presented in this series of articles are speculative and have not been experimentally confirmed. They are intended...
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When we look at the history of humanity, it becomes clear that human societies have developed through several major phases. Each phase not only introduced new technologies, but also fundamentally changed how people lived, cooperated and organised themselves. The first...
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Without processes there is no time. We often speak of “the turbulent times we live in” as if time itself were a container in which events unfold. That image is misleading — especially in a world that is becoming increasingly digital and...
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We are living in a time when everything seems to change at once. Geopolitical power shifts, the overexploitation of our planet, climate change and loss of biodiversity all overlap. Since World War II, the world’s population has quadrupled to around...
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This article has been published on 20 August 2025 in iBestuur Introduction. Europe currently accounts for about a quarter of Big Tech’s global revenue. The United States, with a smaller population, uses significantly more Big Tech services per capita. If...
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The Taskforce-Digital-Sovereign-Europe regularly publishes articles on Europe’s digital sovereignty. The following article was recently published in the Dutch journal iBestuur (https://ibestuur.nl/artikel/pleidooi-voor-minister-van-digitalisering-in-nieuw-kabinet/) With new elections and the formation of a new cabinet on the horizon, the political spotlight is once again...
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A future vision for a strong, cooperative continent The problem with superpowers. Today’s world order is being held hostage by three superpowers: the United States, Russia, and China. Each seems to believe the globe can be neatly divided into spheres...
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Introduction. This article is a chapter and update from the book The Digital Challenge for Europe (2021) and originally appeared in the book De Vloeibare Samenleving (2017). The digitalization of society is driving massive changes in the way people and organizations live and operate,...
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This article was published on 2 April 2025 in i-Bestuur as an opinion piece: https://ibestuur.nl/artikel/kan-europa-overleven-zonder-eigen-big-tech/ If Europe wants to survive economically in the digital age, it must develop its own large international Big Tech companies and a European digital ecosystem. Simplifying the...
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The attached article was published on February 28, 2025, in the magazine i-Bestuur as a so-called Podium article. https://ibestuur.nl/artikel/europa-heeft-dringend-een-digitale-raad-nodig/ Europe Urgently Needs a Digital Council The intense debate surrounding the digital era reveals a paradigm shift of unprecedented proportions, in which Europe...
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Introduction. The world stands at a tipping point. From geopolitical tensions to climate change, from the depletion of natural resources to the loss of biodiversity, the challenges are immense. The consequences – including growing migration flows, social unrest, and economic...
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Below, GPT-4o offers a critical review of the concept of the Fluid Society, as well as several blogs on the website The Future of Our Digital Society: Reflections on The Fluid Society In a world where digitalization is no longer...
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In the United States, a number of IT billionaires are set to join Trump’s administration. Besides Elon Musk, Peter Thiel (PayPal, Facebook) and Ramaswamy (IT billionaire) will also be stepping in. Their role is intriguing: they are being given a...
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