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1 stay tuned to the future. an international conference on the impact of research infrastructures for social sciences and humanities Bologna, january 2018 Patrizio Bianchi On the IV Industrial Revolution and the Humanities

There is a rich literature on the IV INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION but most of this literature is focused only on technology change The industrial revolution is not only a disruptive technology change

2 There is a rich literature on the IV INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION but most of this literature is focused only on technology change The industrial revolution is not only a disruptive technology change but it is a more complex transformation of society And we cannot understand Industrial revolution impact if we do not explore the causes and the nature of this social, economic, political change

the introduction of the same steam locomotives Liverpool

3 The same technology can have different impact s on society, because societies are different The case of railways and of the introduction of the same steam locomotives Liverpool manchester railways, 15 sept 1830 Napoli Portici railways, 3 oct 1839

4 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 1.0! The greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dextery, and judgement, seem to have been the effects of the division of labour (WN, I, I, p. 13)

political, scientific and cultural revolutions

5 It is impossible to understand the Industrial Revolution impact on society, if we do not explore the previous political, scientific and cultural revolutions , the political revolution: the sovereignity and the commons 5

1690, the cultural revolution: the society dynamics is

6 1687, the scientific revolution; the universe motion is the result of the interaction among independent masses 1690, the cultural revolution: the society dynamics is based on the interaction of law, liberty and government

7 The path between fundametal research and technological application is long and non-linear

9 We can not understand present industrial revolution if we can not take in consideration the scientific revolution of the beginning of the XX century

10 9 6,8 4,5 Real GDP Growth (annual % change), Berlin Wall Twin Towers Fall Attack, Doha agreement, EMU Lehman Brothers Failure And the present economic and political reality 2,3 0-2,3-4,5 Advanced economies Emerging and developing economies World Producers x market share in 2017: [31] Apple Huawei Samsung Xiaomi Lenovo Oneplus

11 Mobile traffic by applications monthly exascale Patent applications

12 Industrial revolution periods Political identity Reference technology/ SCIENCE 1 industr.rev Nation states Steam power GRAVITY 2 industr. Rev Nationalism and imperialism Electricity and automotive RELATIVITY 3 industr. Rev Bipolar world Electronics and informatics QUANTISTIC 4. industr. Rev. 2000! globalization Hyperconnection

14 political social economic Environmental And all these challenges are crucial for the change and development of human ecosystems Ecosystems are organizations and we have a new need of re-imagine a vision of the future, a vision of human development, a vision of human resilience patrizio.bianchi@regione.emilia-romagna.it

15 The Region Emilia Romagna invests on 2 strategic projects: Bologna Big Data Technopole

Production and innovation Humanities and society Sustainable

16 Fundamental analytics and applications Science, Industrial and society challe Climate change Health and aging Production and innovation Humanities and society Sustainable cities Security and Cybersecurity education Big data technopole Ecmrwf

Bologna Big Data Technopole Bologna Big Data Technopole will host: The ECMWF data center and supercomputing facility The Cineca data center towards exacale computing The INFN data center towards

17 Bologna Big Data Technopole Bologna Big Data Technopole will host: The ECMWF data center and supercomputing facility The Cineca data center towards exacale computing The INFN data center towards extreme HPTC The National Agency Italia Meteo National Competence Center «Big Data for Industry 4.0» National Agency for Energy and Environment-ENEA research center IOR (Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli) biobank center BIG DATA FOUNDATION «Ballette» industrial research incubator for companies and start ups Regional Agency for Development and Innovation University research and education centers

18 Dossetti Library High School Alberigo Andreatta College Unesco Chair European Academy of Religious Sciences

19 The value of Human Resources Research infrastructure Hub of European research networks on global issues - to push boundaries in research and to coordinate transdisciplinary research and education - to establish linkages between istitutions coming from different cultures and traditions - to participate to the global network of leading creativity-thinking centers

matter Industrial revolution is a complete redesign of human ecosystems, Production

20 Data science big data is the new science approach framing all the technological development in the future But industrial revolution is not only a technological matter Industrial revolution is a complete redesign of human ecosystems, Production and social organizations, and also of the way to govern the societal transformation process

ECONOMIA STRUTTURALE E NUOVA INDUSTRIA

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Fondazione Edison 19 ottobre 2017 Strutture produttive, tecnologia ed economia 1 ECONOMIA STRUTTURALE E NUOVA INDUSTRIA Patrizio Bianchi UNIVERSITA di FERRARA e REGIONE EMILIA