Networked Society
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The Networked Society is a type of future ecosystem in which widespread internet connectivity drives change for individuals and communities.{{cite web|url=http://www.slideshare.net/Ericsson/networked-societyinfographicweb-23901006 |title=Networked Society Infographic |publisher=Slideshare.net |date=2013-07-04 |accessdate=2013-08-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/networked_society |title=Networked Society |publisher=Ericsson |date= |accessdate=2013-08-29}} The concept has been popularized by the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company Ericsson. Connectivity means a device can digitally communicate with and transfer data to other systems through a real-time communication network (typically the internet). It is expected that people living in the Networked Society will be able to use connectivity to improve their lives and businesses.{{cite web|url=http://www.slideshare.net/Ericsson/networked-societyessentialsslidepack130327100655phpapp02 |title=Networked Society Essentials |publisher=Slideshare.net |date=2013-07-04 |accessdate=2013-08-29}} New services in e-health, for example, will be driven by connectivity, mobility and cloud computing in the Networked Society.
Origins
The Networked Society was first presented by Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg in a YouTube video on August 26, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpwDQqloXX4 |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2013-08-29}} The Networked Society concept has been discussed further in other videos,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzEkRvgfpWw |title=Life in a Networked Society |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-01-22 |accessdate=2013-08-29}} animations,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Pxenw7UFA&feature=player_embedded |title=Now I get the Networked Society |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-07-04 |accessdate=2013-08-29}} infographics{{Cite web |url=http://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2013/networked-society-infographic-web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-08-29 |archive-date=2013-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228094509/http://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2013/networked-society-infographic-web.pdf |url-status=dead }} and articles.{{cite web|url=http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/networked_society/ |title=Networked Society |publisher=Ericsson |date= |accessdate=2013-08-29}}
On July 16, 2013, The Guardian published a video interview from the Activate London Summit 2013, where Vestberg explained how increasing connectivity will create access to information, services and communication that will transform society, business and the way we live our lives.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/video/2013/jul/16/activate-2013-hans-vestberg |title=Hans Vestberg of Ericsson discusses the networked society – video | Media Network |publisher=theguardian.com |date= 2013-07-16|accessdate=2013-08-29 |location=London}}
More recently, Ericsson CTO Ulf Ewaldsson described his vision of the Networked Society in a video interview with presenter Andrew Keen on the information technology website TechCrunch on August 6, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/06/keen-on-the-future-why-it-might-not-happen/ |title=Keen On… The Mobile Future: Why IT Might Not Happen |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2013-08-06 |accessdate=2013-08-29}}