Innovation and technology for real change

Abstract

Analysts from various fields of expertise assert that once the COVID-19 pandemic has been overcome, the world will be very different. According to their assessments, we will enter a new reality where life, production, and consumption will be shaped by the restrictions we currently face—restrictions that will likely remain in place even after the crisis has passed. This will necessitate substantial changes, which, among other things, will open up vast opportunities for the growth of virtual platforms and technological innovation. Indeed, it is reasonable to assume that things cannot remain the same in the face of an epidemic that has forced all countries to impose drastic measures on their citizens and economies; in the face of a crisis that has exposed the fragility of our systems and opened our eyes to the possibility of it recurring in the same form or in different variations and manifestations.