FWD50

Technology shapes every facet of modern life. But will it hurt or help us?

Too often, technological advancement is either demonized as a job-stealing, privacy-violating terror; or beatified as a panacea come to rescue us from our worst selves. But there’s a middle ground—a way forward that shapes technology to benefit us, building the kind of society we want atop it.

In the immediate future, tech can streamline the way countries govern today, improving antiquated processes and updating how citizens and the government interact at every level. In the long term, it lets us reimagine what’s possible for nations, anticipating pitfalls while putting the best innovations to work.

But we must not sit idly by and let the future happen to us. We must shape it. It must be used by us, not just on us. 

FWD50 explores this transition, marrying policymaking, technology, ethics, and invention.

Because it’s time for some forward thinking.