Digital Transformation supports the transformation of scientific research into science based on its three main pillars, the dissemination of scientific information, access to research data and the participation of stakeholders interested in research results.Digitalisation contributes both to the further use and reuse of data as well as to the facilitation of transparency for the exchange of information concerning processes and results, as well as to the improvement of interconnections for the production of more innovative approaches and solutions. The actors of the innovation system must facilitate the training of small and medium enterprises to understand the dynamics of digital technologies.
A change in educational curricula is required with an emphasis on general skills development and lifelong learning, as well as training in artificial intelligence for today’s workforce. EU aims at the areas of digital infrastructures and the digitization of businesses and public services, in a specific mechanism implementation, with an annual governance framework based on a cooperation mechanism of the member states. A structured, transparent and shared monitoring system will be developed based on an enhanced form of the Digital Economy and Society Index to measure progress towards achieving the goals for 2030.
Large-scale digital projects are included in a list of multi-state projects for investments in data infrastructure, low-power processors, 5G communications, high-performance computing, quantum communication, public administration, blockchain technologies, digital innovation hubs and digital skills. Privacy and security are converging as unauthorized access to data is the biggest risk as in bioproduction, which relies heavily on big data and research, which need protection from cyber attacks. Bioeconomy companies have reduced cyber security to a strategic choice, trying to integrate it into the planning of their actions, due to the complexity of the digital space.
Privacy protection policies aimed at digital security impose legal frameworks of institutional reviews and ethics capable of solving privacy and security problems, with national and international cooperation in cross-functional frameworks, with transparent dialogue by experts and properly authorized representatives for cyber security. Expanding access to scientific publications, data and code is at the heart of open science, for high access to a larger volume of data for utilization of scientific findings. Digital skills are required as a range of practices are presented that require the use of digital technology in advanced manufacturing, with the development of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, 3D printing and nanotechnology.
Konstantinos Kouskoukis
Professor of Dermatology
Lawyer
President Hippocratic Academy of Thermal Medicine
President World Academy of Chinese & Complimentary Medicine