Advances in technology in the 2020s are set to dwarf the impact of earlier eras of innovation. This was already true before COVID-19 came into the picture, bringing with it radical changes to long-established ways of life; we are now witnessing ever faster rates of technology adoption as digital tools are called to the urgent task of enabling and connecting displaced families, communities and workplaces.

The huge social challenges posed by COVID-19 may well provide a tipping point in how humans interact with digital and come to define the #Digital20s. Atos’ Digital Society goes beyond the technical and theoretical questions surrounding a range of emerging technologies to explore how they will shape the societies we live in.

Navigating themes including productivity, innovation, the ethics of AI, skills, digital infrastructure and sustainability, Digital Society takes a closer look at the real-world impacts of technology. We examine how digital has already reshaped our lives and how it can engage every part of society to drive the best outcomes for every citizen, no matter where they are or what they do.

As a leading global designer and provider of digital services, Atos is ideally placed for that task, ready to look to the next decade and contemplate how technology will further transform the ways we learn, work and socialise.