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This issue highlights innovations in fields such as cyber-physical systems, digital twins, virtual simulation, augmented reality, immersive technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and 5G/6G telecommunication, uncovering how these innovations all contribute to digital transformation of industrial processes, whilst also analysing their social and economic impacts.

The adoption of new technologies in the manufacturing industry ushers in endless possibilities for the automotive, retail, agriculture, tourism, energy and healthcare sectors. With the reality of COVID-19 and its global impact, the special panel on the role of ICT for future pandemics highlighted how we can harness future technologies and interoperability to strengthen healthcare systems and provide people-centred care going forward.

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