How do we bridge the digital divide sustainably? | Mike Lindsay | TEDxThessaloniki

Most of us take internet access for granted, but nearly 50% of the world's population cannot readily connect to the education, health, commerce and entertainment tools that we benefit from. This digital divide affects us all, as it prevents us from tapping into the full breadth of human experience, but satellites can solve the problem and allow the internet to reach even the most remote and rural parts of the world. Mike Lindsay is a constellation designer and, in this talk, he shares his vision of sustainable progress that will not compromise the space environment.

Πώς μπορούμε να γεφυρώσουμε το ψηφιακό χάσμα με αειφορία;

Οι περισσότεροι θεωρούμε την πρόσβαση στο διαδίκτυο δεδομένη αλλά σχεδόν το 50% του παγκόσμιου πληθυσμού δεν μπορεί να συνδεθεί άμεσα με τις εκπαιδευτικές, εμπορικές και ψυχαγωγικές πλατφόρμες που εμείς χρησιμοποιούμε καθημερινά. Αυτό το ψηφιακό χάσμα μας επηρεάζει όλους, αφού μας εμποδίζει να γνωρίσουμε το πλήρες εύρος των ανθρώπινων πολιτισμών, αλλά οι δορυφόροι μπορούν αν δώσουν τη λύση φέρνοντας το διαδίκτυο στις πιο απομονωμένες περιοχές του πλανήτη. Ο Mike Lindsay σχεδιάζει αστερισμούς δορυφόρων και σ'αυτή την ομιλία μοιράζεται το όραμά του για μια αειφόρο πρόοδο που δεν θα θέτει σε κίνδυνο το διαστημικό περιβάλλον.

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Mike Lindsay is a Space Mission Designer & Regulatory Engineer at OneWeb, a company that aims to bridge the global digital divide. OneWeb has begun to launch the world’s largest constellation of satellites, which will provide broadband Internet connectivity from space.
Keeping space clean, pioneering new regulations & guidelines to support this and designing a system that will help connect the unconnected are just a few of Mike’s passions. Creating new musical genres is another.
Prior to joining OneWeb, Mike started his career at NASA Ames Research Center designing, building, and flying advanced space missions. NASA Ames embraced high-risk philosophies and strove to utilize novel cost-saving technologies in its spacecraft and mission architectures. After five years of learning at NASA, Mike transferred to Google, from where OneWeb spun off in 2014 with Mike in tow.
Mike holds a BSc. degree in Aerospace Engineering & an MEng. degree in Space Engineering from the University of Michigan. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx