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• CFR Pushes Central Planning to Fuse Education With Economy

  08-01-2020 18:05 via technocracy.news
  
  The CFR’s education policies are virtually identical to historic Technocracy that wanted to develop education as a “continental system of human conditioning.” This is the same mentality that produced Alphas, Betas and Deltas in Huxley’s Brave New World. ⁃ TN EditorThe globalist-minded Council on Foreign Relations is urging state and local officials, as well as other leaders, to transform the education system, claiming that looming changes in the economy and the work
  
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• Policy Society: Is Technocracy The Solution Or The Problem?

  08-01-2020 17:41 via technocracy.news
  
  The Asia & Pacific Policy Society notes that there is a strong temptation in policy circles to rely on Technocracy and that it is here to stay. The author asks, “Can we nameplate every new innovation as ‘smart’ while expecting it to redeem outdated policy thinking?” ⁃ TN EditorThe occasion of Policy Forum’s fifth anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on policy-making over the last five years and to indulge in a discussion about current an
  
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• Resistance Against Ubiquitous Surveillance Is Growing In China

  08-01-2020 16:39 via technocracy.news
  
  A hint of citizen displeasure and resistance to Big Brother everywhere has peeked through in China. It’s not just that the lawsuit against surveillance was filed, but that over 100 million social media users are following the story.
  The massive Hong Kong protests against China’s takeover have had an impact on Mainland citizens. This, in turn, is beginning to put social pressure on China’s government and it will certainly be met with government resistance. ⁃ TN EditorFacia
  
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• False arson claims spread on social media amid Australian bushfire crisis

  08-01-2020 06:03
  
  Social media experts have warned of a "disinformation campaign" aimed at creating a false narrative of arson being solely responsible for the Australian bushfire emergency.
  
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• AFR Future Briefings Breakfast Series

  08-01-2020 01:01
  
  We are proud supporter of The Australian Financial Review’s flagship new event series on technology, transformation and the future of work. Through a series of incisive breakfast seminars, we invite business leaders to learn about the technological advances and cutting-edge research that are poised to shape the future of our economy and our workplaces – and […]
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