This year, the Royal Society of NSW in partnership with the Learned Academies has chosen “Power and Peril of the Digital Age” as the theme for the Annual Forum held on 4 and 5 November 2021.
Here is their description of the event:
Our goal is to have an informed and mature discussion about digitisation and the use of data, framed around the future life of a child born, on the first day of the Forum, into a world of increasing digital complexity that brings both power and peril. Unlocking the power of the digital age brings not only opportunity but also peril, with concerns about data security, privacy, crime, terrorism, defence, social disconnection and disadvantage, manipulation of the truth, and the outstripping of regulatory frameworks. Starting with a technological framing, the Forum will explore several major aspects which will impact the journey of that child as we approach 2030 and beyond. We will explore aspects of technology, health, defence, and security in a digital age, and the changing nature of industry as the world and society evolves.
