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Hello and welcome to our very
first introductory talk for
the series on opportunities and
implications of digital
transformation,
business, development, and
work in the digital age.
I'm Anne-Laure Mention,
professor of innovation
and director of
the Global Business Innovation
Enabling Capability Platform
at RMIT University, Australia.
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Digital transformation
is a major player
in today's evolving society.
Its pervasiveness is undeniable.
There is significant
evidence to show
the impact of digital
transformation on businesses,
but also on humans and society.
How businesses are affected by
digital transformation is
already well researched,
experienced in practice,
and documented.
In particular, their challenges,
successes, and to a lesser
extent, their failures.
The way we work, live our lives,
and our human interactions have
been significantly impacted by
digital transformation and more
evidently so in the current
global crisis time.
The challenges and opportunities
provided by digital
transformation at
individual and social levels
remain, however, less documented.
With the pandemic, this
has been gathering pace,
and this series of
talks aims to provide
timely and topical insights
on these overlooked aspects,
discussing both the
bright and the dark
or darker side of
this evolution.
The advent of digital
transformation comes
along with the emergence
of new industries,
markets, and business models.
The shift in ways of conducting
business is affecting
all industries and
reshaping activities across
the profit and
not-for-profit sectors.
The digital transformation
is touted as
a catalyst for a fairer and
more sustainable society.
Its potential as an enabler
towards the achievement of
the UN Sustainable Development
Goals is a source of hope,
enablement, and empowerment as
multiple illustrations evidence.
The nature of work is rapidly
changing as a response to
increased automation,
digitization, and digitalization.
Policymakers, industry
leaders, as well as
education stakeholders recognize
the profound changes and
the subsequent need
for upskilling,
reskilling, and new foundations
for lifelong learning.
Arguably, the digital
transformation is all about people,
not so much about the
technology itself.
Digital transformation
brings opportunities
and challenges to all of us.
How we can turn these
challenges into opportunities
and make sure these
opportunities
are fully capitalized on,
will be important
in the making of
our future society and
its social fabric.
This series of talks will
discuss these key issues.
