Digital Future Society: Recent Episodes
Digital Future Society
No one can predict the future. But in an era of rapidly changing technology, it’s important to try to make sense of where we’re headed. Futurity is a podcast brought to you by Digital Future Society, a global programme from Mobile World Capital Barcelona, seeking to build an inclusive, equitable and sustainable future in the digital era. We talk to experts, policymakers, entrepreneurs and activists to better prepare for what’s coming.
This podcast explores our new book, 'Faster than the future', which analyzes the major challenges of the technological revolution on society and the economy.
This podcast explores our new book, 'Faster than the future', which analyzes the major challenges of the technological revolution on society and the economy.
Fake news travels 6 times faster than the truth on Twitter, a MIT study suggests. As people start to panic, the rumors seem to spread faster.
In this episode of our podcast we explore how disinformation in the wake of Covid-19 has impacted democracy and how to fight its spread.
The global digital divide is damaging vulnerable and impoverished communities worldwide. Women, old and poor people are disproportionately excluded from digital transformation.
In this episode of our podcast we explore how to bridge the digital divide.
Did you know that 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050? How are cities going to cope with all these people?
In this episode of our podcast we untangle the current narrative of fear around Smart Cities, and why not try to explore the challenges, risks, and opportunities of digital urban design as well as asking why Smart Cities have come to be synonymous with surveillance and how we can get back to the utopian urban vision they originally stood for.
In the digital era, it is only now that we are starting to understand the social impact of technology and many challenges have arisen when it comes to our data. Data protection and privacy are crucial, but in the majority of cases we give our data away every day without proper understanding of the consequences. Why are we giving our data away without a cost and without knowing who is responsible for its use? What right does a company have to access our social activities online and then monetise the information? And the process is irreversible. Data is always traceable. So the real question isn’t necessarily about privacy - it’s about taking back control. In this podcast we speak to data scientists, hackers and engineers, as well as everyday people, exploring their different perspectives on data ethics and privacy.
What will the future of work look like? What human skills will we need to navigate this new world of work?
Automation has been here for decades. Will this time be any different? The future of work isn’t just about efficiency or productivity. It’s about the evolution of society itself. At today's podcast, we try to imagine how this future might look.
Digitalisation is evolving every day, and as a society, we have to follow suit. Beyond states and traditional organisations, the future of our digital society is in our hands.