Yuko Harayama (RIKEN), Dietmar Harhoff (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition), and Ulrike Schaede (University of California San Diego) will be the speakers in the fourth session of our MWS Web Forum Series ‘The Digital Transformation’ on October 21. Its focus will be on ‘The Future of Society – National Ambitions and Strategies’. Yuko Harayama’s paper „How to use ‚Society 5.0‘?“ will introduce the concept and explain its use in Japan and the interest it has attracted abroad. In his presentation „Reconsidering German National Strategies towards Digitalization“, Dietmar Harhoff will focus on the government’s strategic plan ‚Industrie 4.0′, its national AI strategy, and initiatives to accelerate the digitalization of the public sector. Ulrike Schaede’s paper „National Differences in Preparing for the Digital Disruption: Markets v. Industrial Policy“ will compare Japan’s reliance on industrial policy, the US‘ focus on markets and private initiatives, and Germany’s in-between position. Details and registration here