The Most Convincing Argument
The most convincing argument is made by the author in chapter one's forward, into the unknown, where she contends that rather than promoting work environments involving long hours and subsequently harmed family relationships, science and technology could aid in enhancing more balanced lives. In one of the author's scenarios, a Tokyo office worker suddenly passed away at his workstation. (Yang, 2017). The fact that this wasn't realized until five days afterward was the most shocking aspect. In reality, his coworkers frequently passed without observing his condition. Is this the future we want for the younger generation and the kids who want to work in corporations? is the issue that needs to be answered. The question to be answered is whether this is the future we want for the younger generation and the children looking to get into the corporate world. The so-called free agents are seen to be inhabiting anonymous desks inside huge multinational corporations. Moreover, there is an emerging generation of digital nomads who are tethered electronically using Blackberries and Apples. Therefore, to solve this issue, Watson and Freeman (2012) proposes the use of robotics and artificial intelligence to deliver the promise of family reconnection and a more leisure-oriented society (Watson, R., & Freeman, 2012). More so, ICT promotes social networking which brings geographically dispersed people together. Essentially, the strategy proposes combined use of state of the art intelligence to enable natural interaction between geographically dispersed people.
Part II
The book analyses the need for greater social consciousness and community-based living. Instead of everyone fighting for themselves, Watson and Freeman (2012) proposes a meaningful debate advocating for cohesiveness and a defined vision for the future. UNICEF’s sustainable development goals are coherent with the author’s proposal (Jensen & United Nations, 2010). For instance, one long term goal of UNICEF is to promote health through recognizing diversity and involving multi-sector approaches to enhance child development (Jensen & United Nations, 2010). It shifts UNICEF from to vertical health strengthening programs to building systems that flexibly respond to the integration of development efforts between governments, NGOs and other interested institutions (Bellamy & UNICEF, 2012). In order to increase coherence across children health programs, the strategy proposes three approaches: reinforcement of recognized leadership role in equity, strengthening emergency preparedness and promoting integrated multi-sectoral programs (Nwonwu & Africa Institute of South Africa, 2008). To conclude, Freeman’s and Watson’s analysis offers a comparative advantage that enhances better lives and consequently a better future.
References
Bellamy, C., & UNICEF. (2012). The state of the world's children 2002. New York, N.Y: UNICEF.
Jensen, L., & United Nations. (2010). Millennium development goals report 2010. New York: United Nations Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs.
Nwonwu, F. O. C., & Africa Institute of South Africa. (2008). Millennium development goals: Achievements and prospects of meeting the targets in Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Africa Institute of South Africa.
Watson, R., & Freeman, O. (2012). Futurevision: Scenarios for the world in 2040. Melbourne [i.e. Brunswick, Vic.: Scribe Publications.
Watson, R. (2010). Future files: A brief history of the next 50 years. London: Nicholas Brealey.
Yang, H., & International Conference of Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology. (2017). Artificial intellience science and technology: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference (AIST2016) Shanghai, China, 15-17 July 2016. New Jersey: World Scientific.
