UNIT 6: Global risks and resilience:

Question 1

Define crowdsourcing

Answer 1

• sourcing ideas and services from the public

Question 2

Define reshoring

Answer 2

reolocating country to home country

Question 3

What are the threats to individuals and buisnesses

Answer 3

• Cybercrime–> stealing intellectual property and posting confidential material.

Question 4

Types of cybercrime

Answer 4

1. HACKING–>stealing info

Example: Rsonware hacked police department

2. IDENTITY THEFT –> trashing (retrieval of documents , phishing (tricking people to reveal info)

Question 5

What are the implications of surveillenace for personal freedom

Answer 5

• affects privacy and enjoyement of human rights
• Some surveillance is necessary for safety yet illigal survelillance must be crimilazed.

Question 6

State the risks associated with the global supply chain:

Answer 6

• Enviroemntal–> natural disasters, extreme weathers, pandemic
• Geopolitical–> conflict, terrorism, protectionism
• Economic–> tarde restrictions

Question 7

Tax avoidance vs tax evasion

Answer 7

• avoidance–> decrease liability to pay tax to maximise after tax income
• evasion–> failure to pay tax.

Question 8

State +explain adv and dvd of one disruptive technological innovation

Answer 8

• DRONES

1. AD–> surveillance in natural disasters, locate victims, pandemics, agriculture.
2. DV–> invasion of privacy

Question 9

State +explain adv and dvd of one disruptive technological innovation

Answer 9

• 3D PRINTING–>
• AD—> creation of complex objects in short time.
• low waste
• create prostethics

DV–> if it lacks legislation it may be used to make guns, conterfeit goods.

Question 10

Relationship between gobalization and nationalism

Answer 10

• increased glob–> has increased nationalism in certain areas.

Question 11

What are the forms of nationalism

Answer 11

• protectionist policies–> trade barriers and anti-immigration
• restriction on socila media–> chinas fire wall

Question 12

Enviormental risks associated with global flows

Answer 12

1. Transboundary pollution–>pollution affecting large area or more than one country.
2. accidental shp spills
3. air and noise pollution.

Question 13

One startegy to lift resilience

Answer 13

• reshoring–> lift production, increase sales and increase employement

Question 14

Type of tech to manage global flows of data +people

Answer 14

1. Cybersecurity–> protecting info systems, hardware, software from theft.
2. using firewalls to stop internet access
3. E-passports–> detects crime easily , yet if stolen it is easily used illegally.