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Digital transformation #mindcandy 19 August 2025
The topics are Q-day, operational technology, how to prepare for AI, AI regulation, the experience economy and ERP and you are the upgrade.
Three-minute explainer on… Q-day
https://www.raconteur.net/technology/three-minute-explainer-on-q-day
Some security pros worry that quantum computers will soon outmatch classical encryption methods and wreak havoc on the digital economy
Operational technology (OT)
https://dataconomy.com/2025/08/15/what-is-operational-technology-ot/
Operational technology refers to the hardware and software that manage physical processes and devices. Initially prominent in industrial settings, OT has expanded into areas like transportation and utilities.
AI is changing the world, how will you prepare?
https://en.prothomalo.com/science-technology/yxi4udctse
Not a warehouse of facts, but a factory of thought
Emerging AI regulation will shape the future of data collection for business
The Generative AI (gen AI) boom of the last few years sparked a push to establish regulatory frameworks for AI governance.
ERP meets the experience economy
https://gadget.co.za/erpeconomy965m/
Technology’s impact is increasingly measured not just by internal efficiencies or return-on-investment, but by the experience it enables for users, customers and stakeholders.
You are the upgrade
You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward (e-book)
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
