Nowadays, humankind is facing what we often call digital reality, with the ever-increasing uses of digital technologies in almost all sectors of life. While these technologies promise convenience and practicality, the gaps in network availability and infrastructure, the differing capacity and maturity in using the technologies remain challenging, as do the ethical implications and threat of dehumanization due to the technological revolution and extensive emphasis and reliance on data (“big data”).
It is important that we find ways to harness the power of such technologies to endorse and uphold our endeavor in the cause of humanity, including but not limited to sustainability and ecology. It is also clear that a transdisciplinary approach will be much needed in navigating these issues.
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