The opportunities and risks of digitalisation for sustainable development: a systemic perspective
Ortwin Renn, Grischa Beier, Pia‐Johanna Schweizer
Abstract
Digitalisation can drive the sustainable transformation of society and industry. Many of the opportunities are, however, closely linked with risks. The use of a systemic risk-benefit perspective can help with the review and categorisation of the major impacts and trade-offs regarding the ecological, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability. The dynamics and uncertainties of digitalisation are complex ‐ to make digitalisation a sustainable success, all involved actors should be engaged in a co-design process to develop a governance structure that is in line with sustainability.
Topics & Concepts
SustainabilityBusinessPerspective (graphical)Corporate governanceSustainable developmentTriple bottom lineProcess (computing)Political scienceComputer scienceFinanceEcologyLawOperating systemBiologyArtificial intelligenceDigital Transformation in IndustrySustainable Industrial EcologyInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems