This book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of digitalization and its transformative impact on today's world. From law and economics to health and engineering, it offers a comprehensive overview of how digital transformation is reshaping industries, policies, and everyday life. By combining insights from leading scholars and practitioners, the book examines the opportunities and challenges that arise when organizations, governments, and individuals embrace new technologies. The contributions cover a wide range of topics, including digital law and ethics, data-driven economics, e-health and telemedicine, Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and the role of digital infrastructures. These themes are presented with real-world examples, case studies, and evidence-based analysis to show how digitalization affects regulation, business models, human interaction, and societal well-being. This book also addresses key issues such as privacy, equity, sustainability, and the skills gap, helping readers understand not only the potential benefits of digital transformation but also its risks and limitations. By bringing together multiple disciplines, it provides a roadmap for policymakers, professionals, researchers, and students who seek to harness digital technologies responsibly and strategically, and serves as an essential resource for academics, policymakers, business leaders, and practitioners who want to understand and shape the future of digital transformation across sectors.

Examines pathways toward sustainable and people-centered digital transformation Provides a unique perspective on how digital technologies are reshaping industries, policies, and everyday life Written from an interdisciplinary perspective and in an accessible manner

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Digitalization and Beyond: Technology, Society, and the Future.- Digitalization and Urban Design: Transforming Cities Through AI.- City Information Model Proposal for Planning in Digital City.- Meatspace to Metaverse: Extending Sense of Place into Digitally Mediated Environments.- Digitalization from the Perspective of Disaster Management and Resilience of Cities.- Digitalization in Geomatics Engineering: From Earth to Space.- A Comprehensive Assessment of Digitalization as a Strategy for Maintaining Competitiveness in the Construction Industry.- Digital Transformation in Road Transportation.- Digitalization in Air Travel.- Digital Transformation of the Energy Ecosystem: Opportunities, Challenges, and Pathways to Sustainability.