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A compelling question for the 21st Century is “What is the nature of our digital universe?” In designing the Future Internet, we have a remarkable opportunity and need for a deeper understanding of this question. Based on the profound importance of our Future Digital World and on the role of the Future Internet in shaping it, this paper suggests holistic objectives for the design process and some thoughts on challenges and opportunities that the design process may face.
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Brodie, M.L. (2009). The Nature of Our Digital Universe. In: Domingue, J., Fensel, D., Traverso, P. (eds) Future Internet – FIS 2008. FIS 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5468. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00985-3_1
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