The Haven
Our civilization is digital. Our laws, our culture, our science: it’s all data. But it’s all stored on a single, fragile planet. Terrestrial data embassies are a start, but they won’t survive a global catastrophe.
The ultimate off-site backup cannot be on-site.
The Solution: A Planetary Data Network
The Haven is a global, multi-layered data network in space, designed to ensure our knowledge and systems survive any terrestrial disaster.
- LEO Satellites: A “hot” network for live government operations.
- GEO Satellites: A “warm” hub for stable, long-term continuity.
- Lunar Archive: A “cold” vault on the Moon for a nation’s most vital data.
- ‘Eternity’ Probes: An “ultra-cold” archive sent to the stars to preserve our legacy for millennia.
The Swiss Key: Neutrality as a Service
This global commons needs a neutral guardian. Switzerland provides the diplomatic and legal key.
- It spearheads the international treaty to create The Haven.
- It hosts the Swiss Neutrality Vault, the back-up, trusted ground station that provides secure access to the entire space network, protected by Swiss and international law.
The Haven is a vision for planetary resilience, initiated by Swiss neutrality, for the benefit of all humanity.
Leon & myself built a small prototype for showing the concept off. It consists of a Simulation and a Console that explains the idea. This was framed for the Swissnex Call “Imagining Planetary Diplomacy”.
This post is part of an architecture concept my brain tingles me with. The Haven is a fictional concept, and could be extended to surpass nationality and provide the spark for a global civilization that is not bound by statehood, but by shared knowledge and culture. I don’t know if the world is ready for it yet.