Singapore University of Social Sciences

This course teaches the basic elements of the digital economy and emergence of tech giants dominating it. Participants will learn how to identify, evaluate and produce arguments related to the economic, political and social impacts of the rise of tech giants predominantly found in the US and China. The differences between a digital workplace, economy and lifestyle vs traditional industries, non-digital ways of communications and older industrial giants will be discussed.Participants will be exposed to controversial arguments about the use of digital technologies, the impact of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and fake news as well as issues of privacy from the economic, political and social impacts of the rise of tech giants, which demonstrates the use of arguments in case studies with real-life policy consequences and economic restructuring/changes. Participants will practise their critical debating skills in assessing and evaluating the benefits and challenges of using digital technologies.