The technocratic movement has begun to regain it's strength, and it is therefore important to define the central aspects of technocracy. One could say that technocracy is not a government over people, but one over infrastructure and resources, and that it will give the people control over production while balancing supply and demand through energy accounting - http://en.technocracynet.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=137.
Of course, automatisation plays a crucial role in the realisation of technocracy.