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The framework includes five categories of skills: communicating, collaborating and sharing online; handling information and content securely; buying, selling and managing transactions; finding solutions to problems using digital tools; and being safe and legal online. MORE
In a world that’s increasingly governed by digital transactions and data, our existing methods for managing security and privacy are no longer adequate. But, it’s a highly complex and interesting subject. the primer starts out by asking. “In an increasingly borderless and digital world, privacy and security cannot be ensured through the construction of walls around sensitive information. MORE
Published as Change in Education and What Needs to be Done , 15 pages, 2020, Maysan Center for Future Studies. In recent months we as a global community have experienced a hard lesson about the nature of change. Either way, what we do today will change what happens tomorrow. MORE
Conducted by Gallup in partnership with the MetLife Foundation and the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors , the study aimed to develop two key financial measures: how secure do people feel around the world, and how much control and influence they believe they have over their financial situations. MORE
First, blockchain technologies can help us enhance the security of Internet transactions and data, by developing a layer with the required standard services and their open source implementations for secure communication, storage and data access. MORE
On December 1 the Commission issued its final Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy. The interconnectedness and openness made possible by the Internet and broader digital ecosystem create unparalleled value for society,” notes the report in its Executive Summary. “But these same qualities make securing today’s cyber landscape difficult. Why wasn’t stronger security designed into the original Internet infrastructure? MORE
The workshop explored how design-oriented approaches can help us better understand and deal with the very complex problems we are increasingly encountering in all aspects of business, economies, government, public policy, military operations and society in general. Some of the areas explored by the Forum are emerging technologies, organizational development, economic competition, and the changing concept of security. MORE
The Times’ Paywall and Newsletter Economics » The Collapse of Complex Business Models. In 1988, Joseph Tainter wrote a chilling book called The Collapse of Complex Societies. Every one of those groups had rich traditions, complex social structures, advanced technology, but despite their sophistication, they collapsed, impoverishing and scattering their citizens and leaving little but future archeological sites as evidence of previous greatness. Clay Shirky. MORE
Such changes in urban life would severely impact the employment prospects of urban non-college-educated service workers. Firms will embrace and scale many of the changes they were forced to make to cope with the crisis. MORE
But things changed when she looked at them individually. Those who were more secure in their relationships reacted in the opposite way – they remembered mum as being closer and more caring when they took the oxytocin. Not Exactly Rocket Science elegantly covers a new study that counters the tired ‘love drug’ stereotype associated with the hormone oxytocin. MORE
Teachers and many parents understand that children’s development is far too complex to capture with an hour or two taking a standardized test. The pervasive forces of technical change or international trade do not necessarily polarise or upgrade occupational structures: different policies and contexts can significantly alter their effect. The proper way to conduct ourselves in the complex domain is through experiments. MORE
Here is what Domino’s Pizza learned about implementing personal knowledge management practices , after their recent pilot project: First, learners want some guidance about the changing boundaries of professional development. Second, information services, particularly information security, needs to be a partner in the effort. The director of information security consulted throughout the effort and attended the workshop, where he was able to offer some valuable insights. MORE
For me those rituals are a mixture of loosening the wrists, changing slides (if used) just before hitting the stage and generally causing concern for organisers by an apparent lack of preparedness. At that level the concept of intractable problems for which there is no obvious solution is common place so many of the complexity messages fall onto fertile ground. The post Security? I had three presentations today and my voice held up, just. MORE
High resilience in the face of an uncertain, changing environment is the essence of evolution and natural selection. This change is being driven by the growing need for access to justice and the ambition for greater efficiency and predictability in modern business. MORE
The report outlines a policy agenda for improving the privacy and security of digital systems and help combat identity fraud. The lack of an easy, secure, reliable way for entities to verify identities or attributes of people they are dealing with online creates friction in commerce, leads to increased fraud and theft, degrades privacy, and hinders the availability of many services online.”. Change the way America uses the Social Security Number. MORE
Computing has constantly changed shape and location - mainly as a result of new technology, but often also because of shifts in demand. Security of in-house data centers is superior to the security on cloud. Outdated technology environments make change expensive. MORE
The background: A gentleman who makes a living “reducing complexity” for IT systems keeps running into some of us on Twitter who study complexity. The ask: There is a group of complexity aficionados that criticize my use of the word “complexity.” ” In general, these are folks who are influenced by the Cynefin framework that considers complexity and complicated to be different attributes of a system. The Emergence of Complexity. MORE
Technological change is simultaneously replacing existing work and creating new work. Momentous impacts of technological change are unfolding gradually. innovation system to ensure that when workers are displaced by technological change, they can move to new jobs in new industries. MORE
“How the world will change as computers spread into everyday objects,” is the title of the lead article in a comprehensive review of the Internet of Things (IoT) in a r ecent issue of The Economist. MORE
Software-intensive systems are generally quite flexible, - able to evolve and adapt to changing product and market requirements. Things are even tougher with people-centric sociotechnical systems, which not only have to deal with potential software problems, but with the even more complex issues involved in human behaviors and interactions. What is it that makes these systems so intrinsically complex? What purpose does this complexity serve? MORE
Contributing factors include expanding networks, growing e-commerce, complex software, greater pressure to reduce time to market, and the ubiquity of computers. A system is only as secure as its weakest point. Feynman also got involved in safe-cracking - he would try to find patterns in the security. From a security implementor's point of view - stupid defenses only keep out stupid attackers. Planning for security in the design stage is rarely done. MORE
I mentioned three such key forces: the structural changes and employment challenges our economy is going through; the changing demographics and emergence of a kind of new establishment in US society; and the technology-amplified, free-for-all conversations taking place through our multitude of information and communication channels. The foremost reason is the need to become more flexible and adaptable in response to fast changing market conditions. MORE
Recommendation inspires innovation: that serendipitous suggestion - that surprise - not only changes how you see the world, it transforms how you see - and understand - yourself,” argues Schrage. “We MORE
Returning yesterday from my first TedX in Cyprus I was chatting with Sonja Blignaut about some upcoming activities and differences between approaches to sense-making and complexity. Now it is an understandable issue; if you work for yourself then securing revenue is as vital and shooting, or failing to rehire the messenger is all to frequent. In a complex system we: start journeys with a general sense of direction but without precise targets. MORE
On September 9, Apple announced Apple Pay , an easy, secure way to make mobile payments using their latest devices , - the iPhone 6’s and Apple Watch. Apple Pay is embracing a number of industry standards , including NFC (near-field communications) for contact-less payments; Secure Element , a dedicated device chip; and network-based tokenization to protect sensitive financial data. MORE
Juliette Kayyem , a former Boston Globe columnist, a commentator, Homeland Security advisor to Gov. Deval Patrick, and a former candidate for governor of Massachusetts, is giving a Shorenstein Center talk about how to talk with the public about security issues. Juliette oversaw the local Homeland Security response to the Marathon Bombing and had participated in the security planning. She learned that last lesson from her security experience. MORE
The key question is whether government and industry can collaborate successfully in a complex regulatory environment. The challenge is how to minimize the privacy and security risk without compromising health care. As the keynote said, you can paralyze the good stuff by trying to secure everything. In Canada - here is no legislation to inform people about breaches of security - in the U.S. It is going to change the very nature of physician - patient relationships. MORE
Irving Wladawsky-Berger A collection of observations, news and resources on the changing nature of innovation, technology, leadership, and other subjects. Home Archives Subscribe « Welcome to Adam Smiths World | Main | Social networks and Organizational Governance » October 08, 2007 The Complex Chemistry between Brands and Customers - Some Personal Experiences People have very complex relationships with companies and the products and services they offer. MORE
These included a significant expansion of government support for scientific research in universities and R&D labs, leading to product innovations from the private sector and better weapons from the defense industry, - and making the US the most prosperous and secure nation in the world. MORE
Transformative change is very difficult for established companies. A serious crisis is an opportunity for companies to focus on the actions needed to survive in a fast changing environment. MORE
a sea change - a deep and permanent shift in how computing power is generated and consumed. While the skeptics’ concerns, - security, reliability, privacy, costs and others, - are quite real, the hardest part of implementing cloud strategies has little to do with technology. But, for the most part, today’s IT infrastructures are not up to the task without undergoing major change. In June of 2008 I participated in a conference on cloud computing. MORE
According to the report “cloud empowers six potentially game changing business enablers”: . market adaptability - rapid prototyping and innovation to quickly respond to rapidly changing market conditions; . masked complexity - timely introduction of sophisticated products and services while hiding the complexity from the end users, including upgrades and maintenance; . MORE
A recently published article on the non-academic employability of life science PhDs found that “A majority (82%) of professionals (PhD graduates and completed postdoctoral fellows) considered that their PhD helped secure their first position. While the increasing number of PhDs around the world has resulted in an extraordinary amount of good research , many PhD programs haven’t adapted to a changing job market. MORE
Companies - especially large, global corporations - have leveraged digital innovations to improve their productivity and competitiveness and adapt better to these powerful technology and market changes. Ensure security, privacy, autonomy, and citizen-owned identities. MORE
The article makes a strong case for flexicurity - shorthand for flexible security, - a social model from the Nordic countries which aims to achieve both flexibility in labor markets and security for workers. Its argument are based on three key premises: The changing nature of work in the digital economy; The resulting need for a reasonable social safety net; and . Entrepreneurship and flexible security. MORE
I now want to turn my attention to cloud computing, and its impact as a key driver of the changing role of the CIO. Fast forward 4 years,” the article added, “and you have a conference with an innovation theme, a hot topic for CIOs these days as they grapple with trying to staying relevant in a digital world of rapid change. It’s getting more complex because it’s proliferating. Who is ultimately responsible for the security of the data in question? MORE
These changes affected most industries, but were particularly critical for hospitals, factories, and transportation hubs. Complex Systems Economic Issues Education and Talent Innovation Management and Leadership Services Innovation Technology and Strategy MORE
I first became interested in blockchain technologies when in 2016 the World Economic Forum (WEF) named The Blockchain in its annual list of Top Ten Emerging Technologies citing its potential to fundamentally change the way markets and governments work. MORE
My ways of seeing the world have changed over the years and blogging has helped to keep my thoughts in a state of perpetual beta — strong ideas, loosely held, in order to deal with constant change while still getting things done. Complexity Democracy MORE
Still, it is relevant to the group and context it came from and valuable in its connection with a complex of personal experiences. This may be particularly strong for younger people, although fewer of those participated in this collection, so a secure trend cannot be established. MORE
Once information is cryptographically encrypted, time-stamped and added to the ledger, it cannot be changed unless all the participants agree. A database is a general store of information, which can be read, written, deleted and changed as appropriate. MORE
As the economy and society move toward a world where interactions are primarily governed by digital data and transactions, our existing methods of managing identity and data security are proving inadequate. These include social security ID, passport number, driver’s license number, e-mail address, telephone numbers, and login IDs and passwords. Accumulated attributes have been gathered over time, and can change and evolve throughout a person’s lifespan. MORE
The Task Force noted that leadership in innovation, research and technology since World War II has made the US the most secure and economically prosperous nation on earth. In addition, AI and automation are leading to major changes in the workforce. MORE
And, they are profoundly changing the way all organizations operate, as well as our working and personal lives. . They generally exhibit a level of complexity that is often beyond our ability to understand and control. Not only do they have to deal with the complexities associated with large scale hardware and software infrastructures, but with the even more complex issues involved in human and organizational behaviors. . Sussman calls this evaluative complexity. MORE
Dave Snowden
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
For me those rituals are a mixture of loosening the wrists, changing slides (if used) just before hitting the stage and generally causing concern for organisers by an apparent lack of preparedness. At that level the concept of intractable problems for which there is no obvious solution is common place so many of the complexity messages fall onto fertile ground. The post Security? I had three presentations today and my voice held up, just.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JANUARY 13, 2020
The Task Force noted that leadership in innovation, research and technology since World War II has made the US the most secure and economically prosperous nation on earth. In addition, AI and automation are leading to major changes in the workforce.
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Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JANUARY 2, 2017
On December 1 the Commission issued its final Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy. The interconnectedness and openness made possible by the Internet and broader digital ecosystem create unparalleled value for society,” notes the report in its Executive Summary. “But these same qualities make securing today’s cyber landscape difficult. Why wasn’t stronger security designed into the original Internet infrastructure?
Harold Jarche
AUGUST 28, 2015
Teachers and many parents understand that children’s development is far too complex to capture with an hour or two taking a standardized test. The pervasive forces of technical change or international trade do not necessarily polarise or upgrade occupational structures: different policies and contexts can significantly alter their effect. The proper way to conduct ourselves in the complex domain is through experiments.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JULY 7, 2015
The article makes a strong case for flexicurity - shorthand for flexible security, - a social model from the Nordic countries which aims to achieve both flexibility in labor markets and security for workers. Its argument are based on three key premises: The changing nature of work in the digital economy; The resulting need for a reasonable social safety net; and . Entrepreneurship and flexible security.
Dave Snowden
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Returning yesterday from my first TedX in Cyprus I was chatting with Sonja Blignaut about some upcoming activities and differences between approaches to sense-making and complexity. Now it is an understandable issue; if you work for yourself then securing revenue is as vital and shooting, or failing to rehire the messenger is all to frequent. In a complex system we: start journeys with a general sense of direction but without precise targets.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
AUGUST 29, 2016
In a world that’s increasingly governed by digital transactions and data, our existing methods for managing security and privacy are no longer adequate. But, it’s a highly complex and interesting subject. the primer starts out by asking. “In an increasingly borderless and digital world, privacy and security cannot be ensured through the construction of walls around sensitive information.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JANUARY 6, 2020
“How the world will change as computers spread into everyday objects,” is the title of the lead article in a comprehensive review of the Internet of Things (IoT) in a r ecent issue of The Economist.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
MARCH 21, 2021
Published as Change in Education and What Needs to be Done , 15 pages, 2020, Maysan Center for Future Studies. In recent months we as a global community have experienced a hard lesson about the nature of change. Either way, what we do today will change what happens tomorrow.
Martijn Linssen
DECEMBER 9, 2013
The background: A gentleman who makes a living “reducing complexity” for IT systems keeps running into some of us on Twitter who study complexity. The ask: There is a group of complexity aficionados that criticize my use of the word “complexity.” ” In general, these are folks who are influenced by the Cynefin framework that considers complexity and complicated to be different attributes of a system. The Emergence of Complexity.
Dave Snowden
APRIL 8, 2021
Still, it is relevant to the group and context it came from and valuable in its connection with a complex of personal experiences. This may be particularly strong for younger people, although fewer of those participated in this collection, so a secure trend cannot be established.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
APRIL 7, 2015
Software-intensive systems are generally quite flexible, - able to evolve and adapt to changing product and market requirements. Things are even tougher with people-centric sociotechnical systems, which not only have to deal with potential software problems, but with the even more complex issues involved in human behaviors and interactions. What is it that makes these systems so intrinsically complex? What purpose does this complexity serve?
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MARCH 18, 2011
The workshop explored how design-oriented approaches can help us better understand and deal with the very complex problems we are increasingly encountering in all aspects of business, economies, government, public policy, military operations and society in general. Some of the areas explored by the Forum are emerging technologies, organizational development, economic competition, and the changing concept of security.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
On September 9, Apple announced Apple Pay , an easy, secure way to make mobile payments using their latest devices , - the iPhone 6’s and Apple Watch. Apple Pay is embracing a number of industry standards , including NFC (near-field communications) for contact-less payments; Secure Element , a dedicated device chip; and network-based tokenization to protect sensitive financial data.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
APRIL 6, 2012
a sea change - a deep and permanent shift in how computing power is generated and consumed. While the skeptics’ concerns, - security, reliability, privacy, costs and others, - are quite real, the hardest part of implementing cloud strategies has little to do with technology. But, for the most part, today’s IT infrastructures are not up to the task without undergoing major change. In June of 2008 I participated in a conference on cloud computing.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MAY 16, 2012
And, they are profoundly changing the way all organizations operate, as well as our working and personal lives. . They generally exhibit a level of complexity that is often beyond our ability to understand and control. Not only do they have to deal with the complexities associated with large scale hardware and software infrastructures, but with the even more complex issues involved in human and organizational behaviors. . Sussman calls this evaluative complexity.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MAY 23, 2012
According to the report “cloud empowers six potentially game changing business enablers”: . market adaptability - rapid prototyping and innovation to quickly respond to rapidly changing market conditions; . masked complexity - timely introduction of sophisticated products and services while hiding the complexity from the end users, including upgrades and maintenance; .
Harold Jarche
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
Here is what Domino’s Pizza learned about implementing personal knowledge management practices , after their recent pilot project: First, learners want some guidance about the changing boundaries of professional development. Second, information services, particularly information security, needs to be a partner in the effort. The director of information security consulted throughout the effort and attended the workshop, where he was able to offer some valuable insights.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
JULY 31, 2007
Contributing factors include expanding networks, growing e-commerce, complex software, greater pressure to reduce time to market, and the ubiquity of computers. A system is only as secure as its weakest point. Feynman also got involved in safe-cracking - he would try to find patterns in the security. From a security implementor's point of view - stupid defenses only keep out stupid attackers. Planning for security in the design stage is rarely done.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JANUARY 28, 2019
A recently published article on the non-academic employability of life science PhDs found that “A majority (82%) of professionals (PhD graduates and completed postdoctoral fellows) considered that their PhD helped secure their first position. While the increasing number of PhDs around the world has resulted in an extraordinary amount of good research , many PhD programs haven’t adapted to a changing job market.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
JULY 30, 2007
The key question is whether government and industry can collaborate successfully in a complex regulatory environment. The challenge is how to minimize the privacy and security risk without compromising health care. As the keynote said, you can paralyze the good stuff by trying to secure everything. In Canada - here is no legislation to inform people about breaches of security - in the U.S. It is going to change the very nature of physician - patient relationships.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MARCH 27, 2021
Computing has constantly changed shape and location - mainly as a result of new technology, but often also because of shifts in demand. Security of in-house data centers is superior to the security on cloud. Outdated technology environments make change expensive.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
I mentioned three such key forces: the structural changes and employment challenges our economy is going through; the changing demographics and emergence of a kind of new establishment in US society; and the technology-amplified, free-for-all conversations taking place through our multitude of information and communication channels. The foremost reason is the need to become more flexible and adaptable in response to fast changing market conditions.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
APRIL 10, 2021
First, blockchain technologies can help us enhance the security of Internet transactions and data, by developing a layer with the required standard services and their open source implementations for secure communication, storage and data access.
Mind Hacks
DECEMBER 1, 2010
But things changed when she looked at them individually. Those who were more secure in their relationships reacted in the opposite way – they remembered mum as being closer and more caring when they took the oxytocin. Not Exactly Rocket Science elegantly covers a new study that counters the tired ‘love drug’ stereotype associated with the hormone oxytocin.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MARCH 20, 2021
Recommendation inspires innovation: that serendipitous suggestion - that surprise - not only changes how you see the world, it transforms how you see - and understand - yourself,” argues Schrage. “We
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Technological change is simultaneously replacing existing work and creating new work. Momentous impacts of technological change are unfolding gradually. innovation system to ensure that when workers are displaced by technological change, they can move to new jobs in new industries.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
These changes affected most industries, but were particularly critical for hospitals, factories, and transportation hubs. Complex Systems Economic Issues Education and Talent Innovation Management and Leadership Services Innovation Technology and Strategy
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
Companies - especially large, global corporations - have leveraged digital innovations to improve their productivity and competitiveness and adapt better to these powerful technology and market changes. Ensure security, privacy, autonomy, and citizen-owned identities.
Clay Shirky
APRIL 1, 2010
The Times’ Paywall and Newsletter Economics » The Collapse of Complex Business Models. In 1988, Joseph Tainter wrote a chilling book called The Collapse of Complex Societies. Every one of those groups had rich traditions, complex social structures, advanced technology, but despite their sophistication, they collapsed, impoverishing and scattering their citizens and leaving little but future archeological sites as evidence of previous greatness. Clay Shirky.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Conducted by Gallup in partnership with the MetLife Foundation and the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors , the study aimed to develop two key financial measures: how secure do people feel around the world, and how much control and influence they believe they have over their financial situations.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JUNE 6, 2020
High resilience in the face of an uncertain, changing environment is the essence of evolution and natural selection. This change is being driven by the growing need for access to justice and the ambition for greater efficiency and predictability in modern business.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
I first became interested in blockchain technologies when in 2016 the World Economic Forum (WEF) named The Blockchain in its annual list of Top Ten Emerging Technologies citing its potential to fundamentally change the way markets and governments work.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MAY 9, 2020
Transformative change is very difficult for established companies. A serious crisis is an opportunity for companies to focus on the actions needed to survive in a fast changing environment.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Once information is cryptographically encrypted, time-stamped and added to the ledger, it cannot be changed unless all the participants agree. A database is a general store of information, which can be read, written, deleted and changed as appropriate.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
OCTOBER 8, 2007
Irving Wladawsky-Berger A collection of observations, news and resources on the changing nature of innovation, technology, leadership, and other subjects. Home Archives Subscribe « Welcome to Adam Smiths World | Main | Social networks and Organizational Governance » October 08, 2007 The Complex Chemistry between Brands and Customers - Some Personal Experiences People have very complex relationships with companies and the products and services they offer.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MAY 2, 2020
These included a significant expansion of government support for scientific research in universities and R&D labs, leading to product innovations from the private sector and better weapons from the defense industry, - and making the US the most prosperous and secure nation in the world.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
MARCH 9, 2020
The framework includes five categories of skills: communicating, collaborating and sharing online; handling information and content securely; buying, selling and managing transactions; finding solutions to problems using digital tools; and being safe and legal online.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
Such changes in urban life would severely impact the employment prospects of urban non-college-educated service workers. Firms will embrace and scale many of the changes they were forced to make to cope with the crisis.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
JUNE 5, 2013
I now want to turn my attention to cloud computing, and its impact as a key driver of the changing role of the CIO. Fast forward 4 years,” the article added, “and you have a conference with an innovation theme, a hot topic for CIOs these days as they grapple with trying to staying relevant in a digital world of rapid change. It’s getting more complex because it’s proliferating. Who is ultimately responsible for the security of the data in question?
Harold Jarche
JUNE 3, 2020
My ways of seeing the world have changed over the years and blogging has helped to keep my thoughts in a state of perpetual beta — strong ideas, loosely held, in order to deal with constant change while still getting things done. Complexity Democracy
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
As the economy and society move toward a world where interactions are primarily governed by digital data and transactions, our existing methods of managing identity and data security are proving inadequate. These include social security ID, passport number, driver’s license number, e-mail address, telephone numbers, and login IDs and passwords. Accumulated attributes have been gathered over time, and can change and evolve throughout a person’s lifespan.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
AUGUST 13, 2018
The report outlines a policy agenda for improving the privacy and security of digital systems and help combat identity fraud. The lack of an easy, secure, reliable way for entities to verify identities or attributes of people they are dealing with online creates friction in commerce, leads to increased fraud and theft, degrades privacy, and hinders the availability of many services online.”. Change the way America uses the Social Security Number.
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