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Jeremy Rifkin Alejandro Sacristán DONDE LA SOSTENIBILIDAD NACE Almudena Solana EL FUTURO YA NO ES LO QUE ERA Antonio Turiel U NA MIRADA MIRADA NA C Covadonga Glez-Pola RÍTI C IÓN A SOBRE LOS LOS SOBRE A cc “TODAS MIS ESPERANZAS IA FI IA C IEN C ODS Jorge Pérez / José Félix Hdez-Gil UEÑOS DE DE UEÑOS S ESTÁN DEPOSITADAS EN Adolfo Castilla TIVA C U OLE NA LLAMADA DE EMERGEN DE LLAMADA NA C CUADERNO CENTRAL: SOSTENIBILIDAD. NTELIGENTE NTELIGENTE ABRIL 2020. 9€ I MODELOS PARA UNA SOCIEDAD CON FUTURO IÓN IÓN cc DIRE C IA DESDE EL MUNDO DEL ARTE DEL MUNDO EL DESDE IA LA GENERACIÓN MILENIAL” Paloma de laPuente Paloma ODS JEREMY RIFKIN Alejandro Sacristán ONSEGUIR LOS LOS ONSEGUIR SOCIÓLOGO, ESCRITOR, ACTIVISTA C PARA PARA IA IAL FULLER IAL C ESPA NAVE A L EMPRESARIAL PROPÓSITO EL EPENSAR R Óscar Guayabero Guayabero Óscar Sánchez Pablo COVID-19 • sostenibilidad • cambio • diálogo • utopía steam • ctima • medios • comunicación • desinformación posverdad • manipulación • ciencia ficción • futuro distopía • literatura • utopía • escritores • internet energía • transporte • cerebro • infraestructuras objetivos desarrollo sostenible • medioambiente economía • digitalización • operadores • plataformas ordenación del territorio • modelo territorial desarrollo rural • sector primario • agricultura digitalización • economía circular • 5g • consumo responsabilidad socialPALABRAS • recsos • nueva economía agenda 2030 • objetivos de desa • equilibrio cambio climático • ods • tecnología • ods • datos inteligencia artificial • • crisis energética emergencia climática CLAVE• crisis del capitalismo sinergia • dymaxion • ecodiseño • conciencia global tecnopositivismo • algoritmo • ética • inteligencia artificial • machine learning • injusticia algorítmica oficinas • ciudades • datos • centros de trabajo cotrabajo • talento • flexibilidad • colaboración inteligencia colectiva • conocimiento abierto ecodiseño • arte • cerebro • cognotecnología prospectiva • empresa • activismo • abundancia comunicación • algoritmo • seguridad • industria 4.0 inteligencia artificial • desigualdad • capitalismo emergencia climática • iv revolución industrial Editorial_ Saldremos juntos y saldremos conectados Hace apenas un mes hubiera sido difícil imaginar que en las dos últimas sema- nas del mes de marzo nuestras redes iban a experimentar el crecimiento del tráfico que esperábamos para todo 2020, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que esos crecimientos nada despreciables nos obligan cada año a casi duplicar la ca- pacidad de nuestras redes. Tampoco hubiéramos podido anticipar que el voraz consumo de datos iba a registrar una caída todos los días sin excepción a las 8 de la tarde para permitirnos a todos volcarnos en el aplauso, en el homenaje y en la solidaridad. El mundo ha cambiado y ya nada será igual. Sabíamos que las telecomunicaciones son esenciales, pero esta crisis ha puesto de manifiesto que son la columna vertebral de la sociedad y de la eco- nomía. Gracias a la conectividad que nosotros mismos ofrecemos, más del 90% de los profesionales de Telefónica en España han seguido desempeñando su ac- tividad desde casa, lo que nos ha permitido mantener el servicio, que es crítico para la sociedad, garantizando al mismo tiempo la seguridad de todos. Nuestro propósito es más relevante que nunca y nos hemos volcado en “hacer nuestro mundo más humano, conectando la vida de las personas”. Ayudamos a las personas y a las familias a sobrellevar el confinamiento, manteniendo el contacto con sus seres queridos. Nuestra conectividad permite a muchos negocios seguir abiertos, aunque hayan cerrado sus puertas. Apoya- mos a las administraciones públicas para gestionar la que ya se estima que es la mayor crisis mundial desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hemos llevado la mejor conectividad de fibra en unas horas a los hospitales que nuestro país ha levantado en tiempo récord y a los hoteles medicalizados. Nuestras redes han pasado la prueba de esfuerzo con matrícula de honor y demostrando que son parte de la solución. Cuando el mundo real ha tenido que cerrar, el virtual ha abierto sus puertas. HEn estas semanas se ha producido la explosión de lo digital, en sectores madu- ros, como el comercio electrónico, y en otros hasta ahora más discretos, como la telemedicina o la educación digital. Ya no es una cuestión de oferta tecnológi- ca sino de rápida adopción e intensa demanda desde la sociedad y las empresas. En las últimas semanas hemos recorrido una década en la evolución de los indi- cadores de digitalización, en teletrabajo o en gestión de las emisiones. Este giro puede ser el catalizador que faltaba para dar un paso de gigante en la digitalización y para impulsar una transición digital sostenible y con foco en las personas. Es probable que estemos preparados y dispuestos a hacer que de esta crisis emerja un futuro mejor. Entre todos tenemos la oportunidad de hacerlo realidad y desde nuestro sector tenemos el orgullo de saber que las te- lecomunicaciones serán sin duda parte de ello. Porque lo que pasa por nuestras JOSÉ MARÍA ÁLVAREZ-PALLETE redes no son minutos de voz ni volúmenes de datos. Lo que pasa por nuestras Presidente Ejecutivo de Telefónica redes es la vida misma. — 3 — TELOS 113 Índice_ -06- Presentación La evolución hacia un modelo -17- globalmente sostenible exige Asuntos de generar un movimiento que impulse transformaciones en comunicación todos los ámbitos. -18- Los 17 El Objetivos de El modelo Desarrollo Sostenible combate productivo basado MARC AMORÓS (ODS) para las personas y La contra la El progreso en los combustibles para el planeta constituyen desinformación y la fósiles, en procesos evolución una llamada a la acción, pero tecnocientífico hacia un modelo extensión del nos permite industriales y en un reparto no avanzan a la velocidad y conocimiento de la riqueza que surgieron globalmente en la escala necesarias. corregir los sostenible exige son imprescindibles desequilibrios que ha con la segunda Revolución Debemos ser más para un futuro Industrial debe ser generar un movimiento ambiciosos. generado la propia que impulse mejor. evolución revisado en la era transformaciones humana. digital. en todos los ámbitos. Un lugar en guerra nunca es SOSTENIBILIDAD PARA UN FUTURO MEJOR sostenible. La información vive batallas diarias por la -10- imposición de ideologías. Autor invitado -22- El avance COVADONGA GLEZ.-POLA tecnocientífico ha de ser socialmente Combatir la responsable: no dejar a nadie pobreza, proteger el atrás, responder al propósito del planeta y mejorar las bienestar común, desarrollarse vidas y las perspectivas a partir del diálogo colectivo y la de las personas exige que transparencia; y atendiendo a todos los sectores se marcos éticos que consideren en ALMUDENA SOLANA movilicen: individuos, todo momento el impacto de empresas, gobiernos las investigaciones y sus instituciones… El futuro aplicaciones. El del bienestar Sostenibilidad inmovilismo requiere liderazgo, es equilibrio en Distopías vs. utopías. Los sueños que provocan recursos y soluciones las relaciones. En el el miedo o la inteligentes basadas ámbito personal, en el ignorancia en información veraz, económico y el social; en solo nos conducirán datos y tecnología. la relación con el planeta, a una situación de con otras especies emergencia y con nuestros global. semejantes. Sostenibilidad es cuidado, de de los escritores de ciencia Realizado a partir de la Agenda para el Desarrollo Sostenible de Naciones Unidas. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/development-agenda/ para el Desarrollo Sostenible de Naciones Agenda de la a partir Realizado — 7 — TELOS 113 uno mismo y del otro, de lo otro. ficción españoles. -26- Entrevista JEREMY RIFKIN “Tenemos que ser capaces de construir las infraestructuras para vivir de una forma distinta. De otro modo, vendrán más pandemias y desastres naturales. Estamos ante la amenaza de una extinción”, advierte el sociólogo y escritor Jeremy Rifkin desde la portada. — 4 — TELOS 113 -35- Cuaderno -85- SOSTENIBILIDAD Análisis -36- -44- -52- -60- -68- -76- -86- JORGE PÉREZ ANTONIO TOTTI DIEGO ISABEL PALOMA DE LA ANTONIO ÓSCAR GUAYABERO Y JOSÉ FÉLIX SERRANO KÖNÖLÄ LA MONEDA PUENTE TURIEL La nave espacial del arquitecto HDEZ-GIL El equilibrio de El papel de la Cinco claves La prosperidad El futuro ya no Richard Buckminster Fuller. Los agentes la ciudad con el digitalización. para una nueva del planeta y de es lo que era. del ecosistema medio rural. Un Hacia la economía alineada las personas. Los esquemas digital tienen un modelo territorial economía con la Agenda InteligencIa mentales se -94- papel clave. Una concentrado y circular 2030. La década de artificial para quedan cortos DAVID CASACUBERTA mirada crítica polarizado. inteligente. la transformación conseguir los para alcanzar la Inteligencia artificial y la búsqueda sobre los ODS. económica. ODS. sostenibilidad. de una sociedad más justa. -100- ÓSCAR GARCÍA TOLEDO La oficina sin límites físicos ni jerárquicos. -104- ADOLFO CASTILLA Hacia una dirección inteligente colectiva. -111- Experiencias AlejANDRO SACRISTÁN Una llamada de emergencia desde el mundo del arte. -119- Referencias Selección de las principales referencias bibliográficas. -125- Regulación -126- JAVIER FDEZ.-LASQUETTY Hacia un modelo para la economía de los datos. -132- PABlo sÁNCHEZ Repensar el propósito empresarial. La redefinición del capitalismo. — 5 — TELOS 113 Presentación_ Modelos para una sociedad sostenible El número 113 de TELOS está dedicado a la sostenibilidad. Más allá de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) que se marcó Naciones Unidas para erradicar
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