Talk:Timeline of the technocracy movement

Extended timeline

Year	Event type	Details
1921	Organizational development	The Technical Alliance breaks up before completing the Energy Survey of North America.
1929	Economic crisis	The Great Depression begins, highlighting systemic flaws in capitalism, and increasing interest in alternative economic models like technocracy.	Global
1930	Organizational Growth	Technocracy study groups emerge across North America in response to economic instability.	United States, Canada
1933		Scott declares that the human labor required per unit of production had been steadily decreasing for 150 years and was approaching zero in "best practices," forming a fundamental tenet of technocracy.
1934	Concept Development	The idea of a Technate, a scientifically managed society, is introduced.	United States
1935	Government response	The U.S. government investigates Technocracy Inc., suspecting it of being anti-democratic.	United States
1936	Public awareness	Technocracy Inc. reaches peak popularity with large public meetings.	Canada, United States
1937		Specific predictions about the collapse of the Price System are made, but it doesn't happen as anticipated.
1939	Decline	Internal conflicts weaken the movement.	United States
1940	Wartime shift	World War II redirects focus away from technocracy.	Global
1942	Intellectual Influence	Cybernetics emerges as a new field, sharing similarities with technocratic ideas.	United States
1945	Post-war economy	The economic boom reduces interest in alternative economic models.	United States
1947	Cold War Politics	Anti-communist sentiment marginalizes technocracy as it is associated with centralized planning.	United States
1955	Academic interest	Systems theory gains popularity, reviving discussions on technocratic governance.	United States
1975	Intellectual influence	Rise of cybernetics and automation fuels interest in technocratic principles.	Global
1978	Economic Reform	Deng Xiaoping initiates the Reform and Opening policy, leading to an increase in technically educated leaders.	China
1980	Technocratic Governance	Singapore intensifies its technocratic governance model under Lee Kuan Yew.	Singapore
1980	Digital Revolution	Early computing revolution influences discussions on automation and technocratic governance.	Global
1985	Publication	The Control Revolution" by James Beniger explores the impact of information processing.	United States
1990	Digital Revolution	The internet emerges, enabling new discussions on automation and governance.	Global
1995	Intellectual Influence	Rise of e-governance aligns with technocratic principles.	Global
2005	Technocratic application	China refines its technocratic model with AI and big data governance.	China
2010	2AI and governance	Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in decision-making.	Global
2015	Intellectual influence	Discussions on universal basic income (UBI) and post-scarcity economies align with technocratic ideals.	Global