Global security and emerging technologies: governance dilemmas of the technology risks landscape

Abstract

The article discusses risks realted to emerging tecnologies of the Fourth Industrial Revoliution (4IR) and the associated governance challenges. The emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will inevitably transform the world in many ways - some that are diseriable and others that are not. The extent to which the benefits are maximized and the risks mitigated will depend on the quality of governance - the rules, norms, standards, incentives, institutions, and other mechanisms that shape the development and deployment of the each particular technology. Currently, the governance of emerging technologies is patchy: some are regulated heavily, others hardly at all because they do not fit under the remit of any existing regulatory body. The article is focused on assessing the risks associated with how technology is reshaping physical infrastructure, how emerging BD (Big Data), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Data Dcience& Competence Framework effects our future.