PRELIMINARY QUESTION

First of all, the undersigned is infinitely and indelibly grateful for the generosity of the renowned Russian jurist, Dr. Larisa Sannikova, Chief Editor of this prestigious Russian journal, Law & Digital Technologies, of the State Academic University of Humanities, for inviting me to join as a guest editor. A kind gesture that I, moreover, assume with immense honor and responsibility.

INTRODUCTION

The development of the peoples of the world advances in an unequal way, without counting the cases in which there is no advance but backward movement. What is directly related to state development are the budgets or factors of development. Thus, as such, we can consider: a correct and responsible state policy, a reduced public sector, austere, meritocratic, far from corruption, waste and subtraction of public resources, management and policies oriented towards the population and especially those who have less, respecting the separation of powers, democracy, fundamental rights, freedom of the press, transparency and access to public information and accountability, governance, electronic government, among others.

EVOLUTION OF IT

In this respect, it is to be seen that the world turns and develops in the light of new technologies, intelligent technologies, more intelligent technologies and future technologies, it is impossible to ignore it. For this, it becomes essential to address each of them:

1. New technologies, are the set of technologies that allow the acquisition, production, storage, processing, communication, recording, and presentation of information in the form of voice, images, and data contained in signals of an acoustic, optical or electromagnetic nature. ICTs include electronics as the basic technology that supports the development of communications, information technology and audiovisuals. From a basic services perspective, ICTs provide information, and communication services [1].

2. Smart technologies, are those that facilitate the development of systems and solutions, such as products or services, with greater autonomy, adaptation to their environment and/or effectiveness (efficiency and efficacy) in problem solving. Focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), they include other related technologies and satellites, such as: IoT and IIoT (the industrial IOT), blockchain, data science and engineering, autonomous systems, biometrics, bioinformatics, virtual and augmented reality, and quite a few more. Its spectacular progress is also due to the very journey of the technologies that support it physically (electronic devices, in particular) and computationally (especially high-performance computing). The introduction of Intelligent Technologies into society and the productive fabric is an unstoppable phenomenon, but there is great uncertainty about how to deal with it and what its real consequences will be. Depending on how organizations act, this will be a scenario of opportunities or threats. Investing in Intelligent Technologies and in human resources capable of using them, cooperating with them, and innovating from them may be costly, but not doing so will be much more so. Even in the face of automation, the bet must be on innovation a strategy that the authors call “Innomatization”. This is what will define a company's competitiveness in the medium and long term, and also what will alleviate the impact of technological unemployment, as Keynes called it in 1930 [2].

3. Also, with respect to smarter technologies, the digital transformation of society and business continues to progress at a faster pace than anticipated a few years ago, but with a more developed approach than that adopted during the global health crisis. 2022 will see major advances in different industries, which will be supported by new digital technologies that are changing the way we live, work and communicate. Many industries have realized the need to evolve towards digital to meet the business challenges of the future, and are adopting innovative technologies that enable automation, remote working, IT diversification, and decision making based on data and analytics. Meanwhile, society is following a parallel path, pursuing faster communications and slowly looking ahead to the possibilities that the future of the metaverse will bring. Analysts at ABI Research have conducted research on the technologies that will shape 2022, and point to a number of breakthroughs in various sectors that will have a remarkable impact on our world. Stuart Carlaw, research director at ABI Research, comments that the rise of always-on 5G wearable devices, the explosion of perimeter AI adoption, the proliferation of smart manufacturing platforms, the formation of the metaverse and a growing focus on cybersecurity are just a few of the many changes on the horizon that are indicative of a more connected, more vulnerable and ultimately more technology-driven world [3].