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Hana and the Digital Divide

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Radar Scientific Platform:

  • Science & Diplomacy
  • Science-Based Diplomacy
  • Timeframe:

    25 years
  • Entity:

    Individual Human
  • Domain:

    Diplomacy
  • Emotion:

    Sadness
  • Country:

    Japan

Story

In Tokyo 2048, Hana, a young diplomat, grappled with Japan's digital disparity. As nations with secure infrastructures surged ahead, others, like her neighboring counterparts, lagged. Hana attended tense meetings in the minimalist Chamber of Reflection, a modern blend of tatami and touchscreens, where traditional aesthetics met cutting-edge technology. Her mission, to bridge these digital divides, clashed with rising privacy concerns. Her resolve wavered as she listened to the stories of economies left behind. As whispers of quantum computers emerged, Hana realized the future balanced on an invisible line between security and privacy, her world split by progress and exclusion.

The images and stories you see were generated from visitor's inputs at the Geneva Public Portal Installation, combined with insights from the Geneva Science Breakthrough Radar - a global database of anticipated scientific breakthroughs over the next 5, 10, and 25 years.

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