Re-designing the smart future: How new technologies are transforming businesses and the 2020 world we live in

André Telles

Jul 2020 · PUCPRess

About this ebook

The future has always intrigued us, packed with various fictions that since childhood gives us a repertoire to imagine this future as uncertain. Well, not so uncertain. The technology has provided a faster advance and, in many cases, things that seemed restricted to movie screens and cartoons are now available. While many fears a possible domination of machines upon humanity, many others say that technology will provide a leap in people's quality of life. The fact is that we have many uncertainties, but technology has already transformed our lives. In Re-Designing The Smart Future, André Telles introduces us to the smart world as a result of a long journey in which knowledge and coexistence made this reality possible, pointing out perspectives based on this process. Clearly and objectively, the book not only reveals this knowledge but also conceptualizes the theme, contextualizes the concepts, and makes them accessible to an audience increasingly interested in technology and innovation.

About the author

André Telles is the author of five books on innovation, the first of them, on social media, published in Brasil in 2005. In 2008 he published Geração Digital (Digital Generation); in 2010, A Revolução das Mídias Sociais (The Revolution of Social Media); in 2013, O Empreendedor Viável (The Viable Entrepreneur), a book about innovation ecosystems. Certified in Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market by Harvard University and by University of San Diego, he's a professor in post-graduate university courses and lectured all over Brazil. He's an expert in smart government, co-founder and former partner in iCities, a company that brought the Smart CityExpo World Congress from Barcelona to Brazil. He was an Advisor for Smart Management and Innovation in Paraná's State government, when he coordinated the apps Paraná Serviços and Paraná Solidário, both considered innovative cases in public management. André Telles is now an advisor for innovation in Celepar – Companhia Paranaense de Tecnologia.