week 11/session 10 Technology and our future

        
“Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”
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This is one quotation from slides. I really like this quotation. It is because I really feel that it telling the truth. We cannot foresee the future, but we can plan our future. Every seconds from now is going to be in the future. Someone who prepare for the future, can have a better plan and have a advantage comparing to others.

The class watched a video by Siemens during class which I feel gave me a very good idea of the ways in which the world is evolving urbanization, demographic change, increasing world population, energy and challenges.Water, energy is the main concern in the current days and in the future. With the growing world population, the need for power, healthcare, water, industry, mobility, safety, security and even food is even greater than before. It is however, important to note that especially for necessities like water, they are very scarce in supply and they tend not to be renewable. With this pressing concern in mind, it is necessary to realise that the only way to make up for this loss is to supplement it with technology. In the case of water for example, in Singapore, the invention of NEWater has resulted in the increased in supply of water through the purification and treatment of waste water. While people may argue that the usage of wastewater for drinking purposes might meet the psychological barrier of many, most of such water is used for industrial purposes. Through this way, natural supply of water can be used for drinking purposes whereas purified water can be used for industrial purposes.

Some interesting parts from another video of global trends talks about the future,

F_fast
U_urban

T_tribal

U_universal
R_radical
E_ethical
These trends are happening whether we like it or not. Are going to drive a big way of what we are going in the future. Hence, while man improves, technology has to improve at a similar, if not faster pace. This requires the growing ability to recognise our needs and wants, imagination and even more so, the accompanied willingness to turn dreams and imagination into reality. Only then can the world be sustained and hence, improve in and for the future.

Overall, I will give the session 8/10.