Philosophy of Digital Man and Digital Society - 2024

Afterword

The theoretical and practical aspects of the philosophy of the digital human and digital society revolve around the exponential pace of change in computing power and hardware complexity, which, in the near future, will lead computers to become "more gifted." By 2045, when, according to Ray Kurzweil, the "technological singularity" is expected to occur, these machines will surpass the development of the human mind and intellect. If the current pace of technological advancement continues, and in light of the mathematical calculations regarding the consequences of exponential effects, progress in the 21st century will hinge on computational advancements. The acceleration of computer progress will be so rapid that it will outpace humanity's capacity to comprehend machine intelligence, surpassing human cognition; thus, we must prepare today for the challenges posed by this computer civilization.

To address the complexities of the interaction between the digital human and the digital society, the Agile method is employed. This method aligns with the conditions of globalization, Industry 4.0, technological progress 4.0, digital society, Enlightenment 2.0, and flexible management. The complexity methodology, which significantly contributes to the realm of digital governance, is particularly applicable to the analysis of the interaction between the digital human and digital society. This methodology encompasses chaos theory, dissipation of energy, bifurcations, and the search for attractors. The Agile method serves as a roadmap for educational teams in universities to prepare innovative personnel, which should be utilized for analyzing complex problems characterized by uncertainty, stochasticity, and asymmetry of information. This method integrates flexible innovative management and leadership, inspiring new ideas and preparing highly competent specialists capable of thriving in competitive environments while integrating education into the international economic sphere, encompassing education, culture, tourism, and adapting to new survival conditions that demand creativity, initiative, and innovation, thus serving as a benchmark for digital experience.

The Agile method of interaction between the digital human and digital society forms the theoretical foundation of this research, taking into account the innovative components necessary for training specialists, incorporating new ideas for advancing flexible innovative technologies in the use of digital education and the formation of competencies related to digitization. The Agile method serves as a structural component of adaptive, flexible, creatively innovative education in preparing personnel of a new formation, implemented across all management structures based on sustainable development principles.

The Agile method aids leaders in overcoming chaos, entropy, uncertainty, various points of bifurcation, and the search for that attractor within the complex digital world, which can be captured through the formation of a new managerial elite and the preparation of new professional cadres that foster creative and adaptive thinking, thus contributing to the development of new concepts of interaction between the digital human and digital society.

Digital paradigms of education, culture, and humanity must be established within society, reflecting the conditions of global development and based on innovative components that form indices of creativity, innovativeness, patent activity growth, ease of doing business, as well as national and energy security for industrial enterprises. The freedom of communication and digital technologies, globalization, the technological advancement of the world 4.0, and the new Enlightenment 2.0 compel universities to formulate a strategic educational model that will serve as the foundation for preparing the new generation of personnel. For this purpose, it is essential to employ methods and principles of software based on the fundamentals of cybernetics and informatics, the informational model of education and science grounded in the patterns of spiral dynamics, Wilber's integral approach, and flexible management. The digital model of education perceives the development strategy as a comprehensive process of formulating and implementing goals.

In the work of Don Beck and Chris Cowan, "Spiral Dynamics," a model is developed where the types of values represent a framework or way of thinking that requires the cultivation of a sustainable value structure. According to this concept, types of values have formed into stable interconnected constructs as society has evolved, becoming embedded in culture, which transmits these values. Each subsequent level incorporates the previous one.

Education, culture, and humanity as complex systems must adapt to changes in the environment, systemic shifts, stochasticity, and emergence, forming stable interrelated constructs with culture, tourism, and business to achieve sustainable competitive advantages in the contemporary globalized world.

The impact of next-generation technologies on the development of digital reality is linked to the emergence of artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, nanotechnology, biotechnology, comprehensive computerization, advanced mobile devices, and 3D printing tailored to consumer demands. Some predict a fivefold increase in the 3D printer market to $16 million, beginning in 2018, fueled by the production of next-generation prosthetics, printing construction materials and entire houses, plumbing fixtures, concrete structures, and even human organs, all of which can help save lives.

Nanotechnology has sparked a revolution in manipulating substances at atomic and molecular scales, nearly reaching the invention of the nanometer. By 2030, nanotechnology is expected to impact nearly every aspect of human existence. The most significant contributions will be in medicine. Technologies of the 21st century, facilitated by Internet connectivity, are rapidly becoming accessible to all.

Today, colleges in the West have robotics construction clubs, universities hold competitions in synthetic biology achievements, artificial intelligence already manages technical devices, and supermarkets sell drones, all necessitating the formation of a new digital worldview and culture.

Scientists have already developed biocomputers that use DNA and proteins to perform computations related to data storage, search, and processing; the achievements in synthetic biology, linked with the utilization of new computers, signify the formation of a new smart society.

Thus, the exponential pace of change in computing power and its impact on the digital world has already become a reality. There exists a disparity between the potential destructive power of new technologies and their widespread accessibility. However, this does not imply that they should be prohibited; rather, the state must implement strict measures to protect its citizens while also utilizing these technologies in state laboratories and for governmental purposes.

Humanity must be prepared to counter the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, various computer viruses, innovations emerging from the digital underground, hacking of computer codes, passwords, and more. In light of this, we can summarize and present practical recommendations:

The theoretical and practical aspects of the philosophy of the digital person and the digital society revolve around the following goals:

1. To develop digital competencies, which entail the ability to analyze, compare, and critically assess the credibility and reliability of data sources, information, and digital content; to analyze, interpret, and critically evaluate data; to apply digital technologies and engage in coding; and to possess theoretical knowledge regarding e-business and the ability to utilize information and telecommunication systems.
2. To devise models of digital education as a factor in fostering individual creativity and its impact on the realization of social and human capital, aiming to implement European experiences in higher education institutions in Ukraine. To enhance the digital infrastructure of higher education institutions to cultivate digital competencies as the primary drivers of innovative mechanisms for implementing the concepts of digital society and digital personhood, which are grounded in advanced (smart) information and communication (disruptive) technologies along with innovative digital infrastructures. The concept of digital transformation of the socio-economic systems of contemporary Ukrainian society necessitates the unfolding of creativity at all levels of the management process, which is both innovative and groundbreaking.
3. To cultivate a creative culture, education, and personality that serves as a commentator in times of instability, uncertainty, stochasticity, and asymmetrical information, facilitating the restoration of the disrupted balance among three variables: economic, technological, and cultural-spiritual factors. These elements may lead to a digital breakthrough in the system by introducing new ideas of Enlightenment 2.0, nurturing the ideals of reason, science, humanism, progress, and innovative methods and approaches in the formation of creative digital competencies, exploring complex adaptive systems, and agile management in the context of a systemic approach, which also requires a reevaluation of economics, management, science, education, culture, and individuality based on Agile Management 3.0 principles.
4. To develop promising scientific directions aimed at acquiring new knowledge about the digital society, digital personhood, digital worldview, and digital education, identifying their characteristics, trajectories, and challenges in the context of the digital revolution, while implementing the concept of digital education as a new social, cultural, and economic phenomenon. Digital education represents a catalyst for social development, both for individuals and for society as a whole, influencing the development of human and social capital amid the global advancement of civilization, founded on information and disruptive technologies as the primary megatrends of contemporary development based on knowledge and innovation.
5. To analyze the causes and conditions of transformational processes related to the emergence of a digital society in Ukraine and the world, defining their key characteristics that enable Ukraine to occupy a leading position among nations vying for a priority role in shaping the global information space, facilitating processes related to integration to enhance Ukraine's competitiveness in the global information arena and ensure sustainable global development.
6. To implement the concept of transitioning to a digital society, underpinned by mechanisms aimed at achieving sustainable development within modern society, network management, and electronic governance as the most relevant dimensions of digital society (the concept of "state in a smartphone," the concept of digital education, the concept of the digital person and digital society).
7. To formulate the concept of digital education as a driving force for technological transformations in Ukraine, influencing the formation and development of digital worldview, digital personhood, digital culture, and digital education while impacting the establishment of a competitive labor market in Ukraine in the context of European employment strategy.
8. To implement mechanisms for preparing and supporting investment projects in digitalization, including through models of public-private partnerships, to ensure universal network accessibility, particularly in depressed regions, as regional cooperation in investing in internet infrastructure can make infrastructure projects more attractive to international investors.
9. To develop models of digital education as a systemic factor in the intellectual enrichment of the individual, which necessitates fostering creativity, while analyzing the core values of creative education as the primary construct in shaping individuality amid the global transformation of society, since cloud-based technologies represent one of the most in-demand fields actively evolving in the modern information world and utilized across various educational processes.
10. To cultivate a new generation of educators with innovative thinking and novel approaches to teaching, capable of continually and swiftly mastering new material, as the digitalization of education encompasses not only the hardware and software of educational institutions but also reflects contemporary trends in the development of economy and society.
11. To enhance remote education and the acquisition of knowledge, with the ultimate goal of implementing an internet-oriented system of support and consultation for those studying remotely, and in the future, for a broader range of computer network users, developing electronic education, for which a unified program must be designed for all institutions, establishing clear boundaries, and developing a single platform for training, as electronic learning today encompasses a learning process that utilizes interactive electronic means of delivering information, while electronic education represents a trend in corporate training, career orientation, and management.
12. To formulate a strategy for the digitalization of education at all stages of the educational process, which should include: digitizing education; developing digital competencies among higher education seekers; and employing measures such as extensive utilization of ICT and digital technologies; shaping a modern design for the learning environment; modernizing infrastructural support; implementing new technological and management solutions; and employing online learning technologies using digital educational resources. Expectations: a new quality of education; the development of "flexible skills" and IT skills among higher education seekers; modern, effective, and comfortable learning conditions.
13. To develop within hubs and incubators (business incubators) created by local authorities or large companies for nurturing new enterprises, the introduction of new methods for stimulating cross-innovation and developing innovative ideas as novel products of intellectual activity by highly qualified specialists. The methodology encompasses visits by professionals in the creative sector to partners in various fields, aiding a better understanding of work processes and challenges. Within such visits, working meetings are conducted to identify needs.
14. To enhance the legal foundations of innovative activity, focused on recognizing the necessity for legal frameworks and taking measures to develop them, creating conditions essential for the success of such collaboration while cultivating the innovative potential as a collective of existing resources within the organization-subject of innovative activity to achieve specific goals. The normative documentation includes non-disclosure agreements and contracts outlining the conditions for joint ownership of results and specific rights of each participant—creative organizations, patent licenses as a form of transferring limited or monopoly rights to the licensee for the use of the patent.
15. To establish state agencies and networks of creative industries involving companies from various sectors of innovation as crucial components of innovation, which fundamentally encompass new phenomena and methods, inventions, and new order (rules), including healthcare and life sciences, developing innovative activity representing a comprehensive characteristic of innovative work, based on a high degree of mobilization of innovative potential.
16. To engage small and medium enterprises with limited resources for innovation processes. A crucial challenge is to overcome the high-risk initial stage of innovation (from idea development to the creation of the first prototype), as achieving market benefits may take several years. To organize the work of international companies to implement cross-innovation, involving several large well-known companies for collaboration with the hub, such as CISCO, Jungheinrich Group (forklifts), the manufacturer of pipeline fittings GEA, tesa, and TUI, advancing technopolises as the most advanced concept of integrating science with production; scientific parks as new forms of collaboration between industrial firms and universities; and industrial yards as new organizational forms of innovative activity.
17. To devise cooperative formats that cater to specific needs, which may significantly differ: some processes may take up to six months, while others may only require one day. To establish relationships with companies for reviewing documentation and monitoring digital activity, utilizing long-term research. Qualitative self-assessment is conducted by teams based on criteria such as the level of innovation (from deepening existing innovations to radical changes) and market potential.
18. To develop venture firms—risk enterprises typically established in sectors of entrepreneurial activity associated with heightened loss risks—conducting licensing as a process of transferring intellectual or industrial property for the fulfillment of contractual agreements. Risk divisions of enterprises are created by large corporations to explore new technologies, which encompass small autonomously managed specialized productions established to execute projects associated with significant risks concerning the probability of their successful completion.

Thus, we have substantiated the concept of the philosophy of the digital person and the digital society and developed measures for its implementation.