Digital Ecosystems: Enabling Collaboration in a Fragmented World
A new academic paper reveals the blueprint for AI-powered global collaboration.
A new academic paper proposes a framework to overcome global digital fragmentation using four key technology clusters: AI & automation, blockchain for trust, federated data spaces, and immersive tech. It conceptualizes digital ecosystems as multi-layered, polycentric networks spanning personal to global scales. The study, accepted at ICIS 2025, argues these AI-enabled infrastructures can orchestrate cross-border coordination and innovation in a multipolar world by creating adaptive, loosely coupled socio-technical systems.
Why It Matters
This provides a concrete roadmap for companies and governments to build resilient, collaborative digital infrastructure as geopolitical divides widen.