DiDigital Economy and Society Economy and Technology Category Digital economy is a discipline that examines the impact of digital technologies on economic activities. Digitalization has fundamentally transformed ways of working, trade models and social structures, leading to the emergence of a new economic order. The digital economy is shaped around e-commerce, data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital platforms and online services such as. This discipline addresses not only economic growth
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Microsoft, in a recent statement, argued that artificial intelligence will grant individuals greater autonomy in the workplace, enabling everyone to become their own “mini-boss.” The company contends that AI tools can enhance personal productivity and decision-making capacity, potentially dismantling traditional hierarchical structures. Yet this vision also raises important questions. Why are we framing the future through a scenario in which everyone is independent and creative? What convinces M
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TROY is a payment system developed to meet Türkiye’s need for a domestic payment infrastructure and launched in 2016 under the umbrella of the Interbank Card Center. TROY, defined as the domestic payment method embedded on bank cards, credit cards, and prepaid cards, has been opened for joint use by financial institutions in Türkiye. Over time, it has become valid across nearly the entire domestic transaction network and, through collaborations with international card schemes, has gained availab
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E-trade has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors globally in recent years. This growth has been driven by the development of digital infrastructure, shifts in consumer behavior, and the acceleration of digital transformation processes following the pandemic. In this context, the TEKNOFEST 2025 E-Commerce Hackathon aims to encourage the development of innovative solutions in e-commerce and provides a platform for projects that can contribute to the future of digital trade. Hackathon A ha
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The Commercial Value of Knowledge Wikipedia’s recent licensing agreements with technology giants have become an ironic indicator of how we understand the nature of data in the digital age. Wikipedia, considered one of the internet’s “ancient citadels,” is fundamentally built on anonymity, with undefined authorship and therefore perpetual questions about its reliability. Yet it maintains its status as the most popular reference source, and its growing role as the official training ground for arti
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Finlandia’s New Energy Strategy: Data Centers Cloud computing infrastructures have become even more critical with the rise of artificial intelligence. Today we recognize that these systems are in fact massive energy machines with direct and indirect environmental impacts. Finland is one of the first countries to address these issues with proactive solutions. Projects in the cities of Hamina and Espoo stand out as models worth emulating. In brief, the core objective of these initiatives is to uti
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The concept of beauty, as one of the oldest and most contested categories in human thought, denotes not merely a domain of aesthetic judgment but a multidimensional universe of meaning encompassing ontological, epistemological and sociological dimensions. Ancient Greek thought to today’s digital society, aesthetic experience has evolved from being merely a sensory phenomenon of pleasure to becoming a foundational component of the individual’s relationship with truth, society and their own subjec
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The Metallization of Speech: The Economy of Expression in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Industrial Revolution encoded human physical strength and time into production lines. In pre-industrial societies, people allocated their time according to nature and the seasons. In agricultural societies, the rhythm of work was determined by sunrise and sunset, seasonal changes, and religious rituals. “Time” was not an abstract calculation but a flexible, cyclical rhythm woven into daily life. With ind
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