Problems with modern Computing:

Codification of human intelligence has greatly benefited some individuals and organisations, however it has also negatively impacted and disrupted the lives and businesses of many more others. This raises a number of major issues at a global level, such as:

• The Software Industry has guarded its own knowledge for decades, while at the same time it has codified the knowledge of many others

• A power imbalance now exists between software providers and their buyers

• In order to bring down the costs and risks in software development, a more level playing field is now required

• Multiple software development methodologies now exist, and none of them convey their true nature as codifiers of human knowledge

• The introduction of the Internet and Cloud Computing continue to widen the power imbalance between software providers, their buyers and users.

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US psychologist and philosopher Alison Gopnik provided the perceptive idea that:

Modern Computing is a new " cultural technology", which enables individuals take advantage of collective knowledge, skills and information accumulated through human activity.