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Latest pivot of the BaseX island

Mars Robertson
Island DAO
4 min readAug 6, 2020

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BaseX island was always bigger than just the island:

  1. Island
  2. Building homes
  3. Building cities
  4. Building SEZ

What the heck is SEZ: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_economic_zone

A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country’s national borders, and their aims include increased trade balance, employment, increased investment, job creation and effective administration.

Entire world post-COVID moved digital

Six Ds of Exponentials: digitization, deception, disruption, demonetization, dematerialization, and democratization.

Some jurisdictions already moved digital

BaseX is currently registered in Estonia

Island is in Estonia.

The BaseX OU is registered in Estonia, company number 14986163.

We would like to follow Estonian law — that would simply make sense.

At the same time — we are not married to any particular jurisdiction…

Big vision

From a single SEZ to the network of SEZ…

…to the standardized law / agreements / commerce / trade.

New decentralized nation.

Rewriting economic incentives.

Rewriting operating system for humanity.

Blueprint for a new multi-planetary civilization.

Why this team?

Belt and Road Initiative

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative

Good visual storytelling: businessinsider.com/what-is-belt-and-road-china-infrastructure-project-2018-1

Hacker Trip to China

https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/NoisebridgeChinaTrip8

26 seconds, KUDOS to the master of ceremony
This is Mars (originally from Poland). Mars is a hacker. He just 3D printed his own glasses.

Kazakhstan Baikonur Cosmodrome

The spaceport is currently leased by the Kazakh Government to Russia until 2050, and is managed jointly by the Roscosmos State Corporation and the Russian Aerospace Forces.

According to the Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry, Askar Zhumagaliev, the Kazakh government will contribute U.S.$233 million to the Baiterek launch complex, while Russia will contribute U.S.$916 million

Key people in Kazakhstan

Let’s see what happens. With that mindset, you always win!
SpaceX is restricted to US citizens. That is 4% of global population

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

It is easier than you think, you can literally lookup guys from Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry on LinkedIn.

0% tax means “open for business” https://sez.kz/en/

Startup Societies: A Step by Step Guide

https://www.startupsocieties.org/book order on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XuY875
Startup Societies provide a wealth of knowledge.

Why network of SEZ is so cool?

Big impact. Addressing multiple SDGs.

Project big enough that we are unlikely to run out of work.

Project that won’t be automated by AI.

Project addressing climate change adaptation — building SEZ in areas where people will relocate.

Massive network effect and anti-fragile business model.

Competition coming online? Sure, we can do business together…

Before you go

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Mars Robertson
Island DAO

Creative force multiplier. Effective altruism, exponential technologies. Rational game theory incentives.