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Navigating technological advancement in today's VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) and BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible) world presents both opportunities and challenges for organizations and societies. Rapid innovation in fields like AI, automation, and digital connection transform industries, redefine work, and reshape human interaction. These advancements also introduce new aspects of unpredictability, ethical dilemmas, and systemic risks. Leaders must encourage agility, resilience, and foresight, embracing technology as a tool for efficiency and as a catalyst for adaptive and sustainable growth. Navigating Technological Advancement in the VUCA and BANI World explores how rapid technological advancements interact with the risks of the modern world. It examines how organizations and individuals can adapt, innovate, and build resilience to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by digital and systemic change. This book covers topics such as digital technology, ethics and law, and information security, and is a useful resource for business owners, engineers, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

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Dr. Prakasha G S is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, Christ University, Bangalore, India. He has completed his MEd from the Regional Institute of Education, India. PhD from Bangalore University. He also completed an MSc (Chemistry) and MPhil in Education. He cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) and was awarded a junior research fellowship (JRF). He holds IB Educator certificates in MYP and DP from DePaul University, Chicago, USA. He is a visiting research fellow, International University, Malaysia. He visited Germany, France, Switzerland, Canada, & USA. He led EdTech Project with Switzerland’s Teacher-Ed University (hep, Vaud). He visited Miami University, University of Cincinnati-Ohio, University of Mount Union, Johns Hopkins University-Washington DC, Syracuse University, Binghamton University, Campbellsville University- Kentucky, New York University, & the Catholic University of America. His research areas are EdTech, TeacherEdu, & HigherEdu. He has published 50+ research articles indexed in SCOPUS and WOS databases. He wrote several book chapters, articles, & conference papers. He has presented papers worldwide, to name a few: Bangkok, Switzerland, Russia, University of Oxford-UK, & Binghamton University, USA. He is an active editorial board member for SAGE, SPRINGER NATURE, and Taylor & Francis. He received a research grant from Sophia University, Tokyo, JAPAN. At the Centre for Advanced Research and Training (CART), he has conducted many national-level research data analysis workshops at Christ University. He has trained PhD scholars, students, and faculty members in quantitative data analysis using SPSS. He has delivered lectures nationwide, including ICSSR- New Delhi, XLRI, Mount Carmel, Jyothi Nivas, Christ Nagar, Thiagarajar College, & St. Joseph's University. He conducts research activities that have national and international emphasis. He completed a Major Research PROJECT on Teacher & Teacher Educator Competencies. His PROJECT with NGO-GRAMA contributed a sustainable & replicable “Informal-Education-Model” to uplift rural education in India. He authored 6 books 1) Teaching Internship Models Around the World- Routledge, 2) Educational Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Modeling & Management- IGI, 3) Digital Technologies- IGI: Insights in Education and Industry, 4) Diagnostic Testing, 5) Attention-deficit-behaviour, 6) Teacher-effectiveness by Lap Lambert, Germany. Dr. Maria Lapina is working as Deputy Director for Research of the Institute of Digital Development and Associate Professor of the Department of Information Security of Automated Systems at North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience. She received PhD in mathematics from Stavropol State University in 2005 and received an associate professor degree in 2009. She obtained her Master's degree in Information security. She defended her master's thesis at the North Caucasus Federal University with honors in 2015. Her research interests include Data Science, Machine Learning, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Cryptography, Trusted Artificial Intelligence, Edu-Tech, Teacher Education, & Higher Ed. She has published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus and WoS. She has more than 100 research papers. He has written book chapters in international publishing houses like Taylor & Francis, IGI Global and Springer. She is an active editorial board member for Springer Nature and IGI Global. She is the editor of books titled ""Educational Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Modeling and Management"", & ""Digital Technologies in Modeling and Management: Insights in Education and Industry"" published by IGI Global. She is an active reviewer of MDPI publishing journals Educational Sciences, Drones, Sensors, Mathematics, AgriEngineering. She is the organizer, co-chair and editor of the proceedings of international scientific events: SLET-2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023: International Conference Innovative Approaches to the Application of Digital Technologies in Education, AISMA-2021, 2022, 2023, 2024: International Workshop on Advanced in Information Security Management and Applications, DMAI-2021: International Workshop on Data Mining and Al, YRID-2020: International Workshop on Data Mining and Knowledge Engineering. She has participated in international internships at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), the Technical University of Dresden (Germany) and the 2nd ASEF Innovation Laboratory of Higher Education (ASEFInnoLab) at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. She received a grant from the Vladimir Potanin Foundation and an award as the Best Lecturer of Russia. She is a finalist of the All-Russian management competition ""Leaders of Russia"". Francisco D. Guillén-Gámez is Full Professor in the Department of Didactics and School Organization at the University of Málaga (UMA). He holds a PhD in Education from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) and another in Law and Society from the Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA). His academic formation includes three master’s degrees in Educational Technology, Educational Research, and Methodology in Behavioral and Health Sciences. His research focuses on educational technology, teachers’ digital competences, psychometric assessment, and quantitative research methodologies. He has published extensively in high-impact international journals, particularly in the design and validation of psychometric instruments for measuring teachers’ digital competences.

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