Digitalization And Future Of Digital Society

In today's world where reality is simulated, societal relations are increasingly virtualized and social relations have started to be realized in digital environments. Individuals gaining belonging in the virtual universe by adopting digital identity produce daily life practices through social networks and cyberspaces and create new social structures. In our digitalized practices, the individual uses the delights and pleasures that they suppress and cannot reveal in the real universe in the transparent depth of the virtual universe and share their feelings and thoughts. Along with the identity created by the individual, who is not visible in the social sphere, in the virtual universe, their desires and pleasures have also become visible, known, and traced. In this sense, digital society is a way of effecting the similarities between ways of doing business, forms of visibility, and understandability protocols.

The digital traces that people leave behind as they conduct their daily lives provide a powerful resource for businesses to better understand the dynamics of an otherwise chaotic society. Digital technologies have become omnipresent in our lives and we still do not fully know how to make the best use of the data these technologies could harness. Businesses leveraging big data appropriately could definitely gain a sustainable competitive advantage. With a balanced mix of texts and cases, this book discusses a variety of digital technologies and how they transform people and organizations. It offers a debate on the societal consequences of the yet unfolding technological revolution and proposes alternatives for harnessing disruptive technologies for the greater benefit of all. This book will have wide appeal to academics in technology management, strategy, marketing, and human resource management.

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, grade: 1,0, , language: English, abstract: This essay investigates the impact of digital life on society. Therefore, in order to come to a conclusion, positive and negative impacts will be discussed. On the one hand, its current impact will be mentioned. On the other hand, possible future impacts will be shown as well. Negative influence on friendships, caused by online communication, have an impact on the trust between people. Digital overload causes stress and emotional disadvantages. However, digital development enables innovation and other aspects that make humans life easier. The healthcare industry benefits from the digital life, whether it is about the control of pregnancy or access to information. Wearables will play a key role in the future and shall relieve effort. Another benefit is the use of efficient services. Digital life allows us to receive online education at any time and almost everywhere. Information for research can be easily found through search engines which can provide thousands of results for a single question. Online platforms allow a faster, more efficient way to get purchases done with the added comfort of doing it from wherever you want to. In the end, the benefits of digital life on society overweigh the negative aspects.

Embark on a thought-provoking journey with "Toward a Post-Digital Society - Where Digital Evolution Meets People's Revolution," a book that delves deep into the interplay between cutting-edge tech advancements and the evolving dynamics of our societies, with a nuanced exploration of how these advancements reshape the fabric of our daily lives, economies, and ethical frameworks. In an era where Artificial Intelligence is more than a buzzword, this book investigates its profound impact on various aspects of life and business. It goes beyond the surface, revealing how AI isn't just an innovation in computing but a transformative force reshaping traditional business strategy and contributing significantly to the global movement toward Sustainability. Blockchain technology and Smart Contracts are demystified, showcasing how these innovations are more than technical jargon; they're pivotal in building a future rooted in transparency and security and fostering Direct Democracy. This shift isn't just about technology; it's about redefining power structures and fostering Collective Leadership in a digitally interconnected world. The narrative extends to how these technologies underpin the emerging Web3, signifying a shift toward Decentralization, Disintermediation, and user-empowered Internet. But, while tackling complex themes like Tokenomics and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), the book maintains an accessible tone, ensuring these concepts are understandable to a broad audience. Among the concepts analyzed is that of Energy Communities supported by digital techs. This section illustrates how digital advances are not only reshaping our technological landscape but are also instrumental in promoting Decarbonization with sustainable, community-driven energy consumption and production patterns, marking the emergence of new citizen roles: Prosumers. This book also offers critical insights into the Metaverse, not as a distant fantasy but as a burgeoning reality with implications for social interactions and identity formation. It connects technological advancements to the heart of social issues, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach where human values and ethical considerations take center stage. The author delves into the Creator Economy, seen as the natural evolution of Influencer Marketing, illustrating how digital platforms revolutionize how individuals express creativity and earn a living. Among the technologies, the book doesn't miss Cloud Computing and Edge Computing, fundamental elements of today's digital era. Not only do they enable decentralized systems and improve the personalization of services, but they also catalyze the emerging paradigm of Servitization. This transformation enables companies to move from traditional product-centric models to service-oriented offerings - creating new business models and avoiding losing milestones in the journey toward digital transformation. "Toward a Post-Digital Society" challenges the traditional business ethos by exploring Stakeholder Capitalism. It argues for a world where companies go beyond profit, considering the broader impacts of their actions on society and the environment, thus contributing to sustainable and ethical business practices. This book is for those curious about the future shaped by Digitalization and who seek an understanding of the challenges and opportunities ahead. It encourages readers to ponder the implications of our digital age, urging them to actively participate in shaping a society that's not only technologically advanced but also socially responsible and human-centric. In "Toward a Post-Digital Society," you won't find unwarranted optimism but a balanced, insightful discussion that respects the complexities of our rapidly evolving digital landscape. The book invites you to reflect on and engage with the ongoing revolution at the intersection of technology and humanity.

The digital revolution has not only transformed multiple aspects of social life – it also shakes sociological theory, transforming the most basic assumptions that have underlain it. In this timely book, Ori Schwarz explores the main challenges digitalization poses to different strands of sociological theory and offers paths to adapt them to new social realities. What would symbolic interactionism look like in a world where interaction no longer takes place within bounded situations and is constantly documented as durable digital objects? How should we understand new digitally mediated forms of human association that bind our actions and lives together but have little in common with old-time 'collectives'; and why are they not simply ‘social networks’? How does social capital transform when it is materialized in a digital form, and how does it remould power structures? What happens to our conceptualization of power when faced with the emergence of new forms of algorithmic power? And what happens when labour departs from work? By posing and answering such fascinating questions, and offering critical tools for both students and scholars of social theory and digital society to engage with them, this thought-provoking book draws the outline of future sociological theory for our digital society.

The book presents a collection of papers by researchers from several different institutions on a wide range of digital issues: digitalization and literacy, game, law, culture, politics, health, economy, civil society, photograph. The book addresses researchers, educators, sociologists, lawyers, health care providers.

The integration of digital technologies into practice presents opportunities and challenges for the field of youth work. Digitalization procedures transform interactions with users, in addition to their needs. These also transform the organizations where youth workers are involved in professional practice. Adapting digital technological tools is a crucial challenge for the youth work profession. Youth Work in a Digital Society is an essential scholarly publication that explores how to overcome any challenges and issues facing youth development work in the digital age and to what extent modern digital technologies can contribute to empowering youth work practice. Featuring a wide range of topics such as digital inclusion, mobile technologies, and social media, this book is ideal for executives, managers, researchers, professionals, academicians, policymakers, practitioners, and students.

The impacts of the digital transformation on society in general, and particularly on people’s lives, are the subject of increasing debate among policymakers, researchers and industry. This book explores the challenges of this new revolution, identifies solutions, and demonstrates how knowledge management can enable the transition process associated with the digital transformation, guided by the principles of sustainability. Featuring contributions by experts from diverse areas of science and business – on topics ranging from the digital transformation of knowledge management in the public sector, to the creation of sustainable smart cities, regions and countries, and from using AI for business models to food security – it provides a comprehensive discourse on the digital transformation’s impacts on employment, education, governance, social life, sustainability, values, the economy and democracy.