Erik Vermeulen discusses the opportunities and challenges in the world of new technology.

We live in a digital and networked age. Innovation cycles are shorter and constant disruption is a permanent feature of everyday life. Automation, artificial intelligence and trips to Mars appear to be imminent. It is a time of great opportunities, but also enormous challenges.

There is a need for better understanding of these opportunities and challenges in this new world. It involves asking how technological change impacts on how we live, work and learn. This is the reason why I,…