BY MIRHAN ABOUELFADL, PUBLISHED MAY 25, 2022

DIGITAL TURN IN CULTURE

Many questions and debates arise regarding the rapid pace of technological development, how it is arrogating our humanity and the implications for our well-being in comparison to the opportunities. Are we able to harness the current rapid pace of technological advancement and innovation developments in our favour, or is it leading us as we try to clean up the mess before we pay the cost? Do we really try, or are we just pretending to follow nature’s norms?

However, it is indisputable that the human component must be considered throughout the process of leveraging developing the technology. But what if we pretended that the negative consequences that are becoming more perceptible and clearly identifiable are normal and pose no threat? What if we simply ignored the mental health issues that are becoming increasingly prevalent?

Implementing digital transformation technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve the human experience across the fields has become imperative. Cultural heritage is making a radical shift to digital heritage. The human factor should become the main centre and resort throughout the process of enabling technology and research advances.