Building Resilience and Sustainable Societies: The Intersection of Digital Technologies, Cyber Resilience, and Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Building Resilience and Sustainable Societies: The Intersection of Digital Technologies, Cyber Resilience, and Sustainable Development”, aims to explore the pivotal role digital technologies play in driving both resilience and sustainability within societal transformation processes. As societies undergo digital transformation, digital technologies serve as fundamental enablers, facilitating innovative solutions to address evolving challenges such as cybersecurity threats, digital disruptions, and sustainability concerns. In this context, resilience and sustainability emerge as two equally important objectives to be prioritized throughout the transformation journey.
We invite contributions that investigate various aspects of leveraging digital technologies to build resilient and sustainable societies. The topics of interest to be covered include cyber resilience frameworks, strategies for enhancing cyber resilience, and the adoption and integration of digital technologies that enable sustainability across environmental, social, and governance (ESG) domains. Furthermore, we welcome studies on innovative approaches to cyber resilience tailored to small and medium-sized companies, as well as case studies showcasing successful implementation of cyber resilience strategies in diverse socioeconomic contexts. Academic researchers and industry practitioners are invited to submit original research papers and systematic mapping and review papers on relevant topics, including:
- Digital transformation for sustainability;
- Sustainable IT adoption;
- Sustainable IT infrastructures and services;
- Sustainable IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS;
- Enabling technology for the circular economy (CE);
- Enabling technology for sustainable development (AI/ML, data visualization, business analytics, IoT, and blockchain);
- Cyber resilience in digital transformation for sustainability;
- Cyber resilience in sustainable IT adoption;
- Sustainable supply chains, reverse supply chains, transportation, and logistics;
- Sustainable product development;
- Sustainable operations management;
- Sustainable smart cities;
- ESG strategies, operations, and compliance;
- ESG decision-making;
- ESG analytics;
- Sustainability performance management;
- Responsible AI for sustainable development;
- Socially responsible financial technologies;
- Research agendas for technology and innovation for sustainability and ESG.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ka Ching Chan
Dr. Ranga Chimhundu
Dr. Sanjib Tiwari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cyber resilience
- sustainable development
- digital transformation
- digital technology
- sustainable economic models
- ESG (environmental, social, and governance)
- cyber resilience for small and medium-sized companies
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