And so this is Christmas…

Christmas time for Santa …. Image credit: Randy Glasbergen

As you can see, also Santa is feeling the heat of what used to be a happy, simple Christmas. There are many new challenges facing us and the more we work to solve them the more new ones will pop up.

But today let’s go back to the basics, forget for a day any stress, enjoy a Merry Christmas. And if you happen to be one of the majority of this World population that is not celebrating Christmas, well, take it as a good excuse and celebrate nevertheless a happy family day.

Buon Natale!

And for a day… Forget technology!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwfgUcM_CZ4

About Roberto Saracco

Roberto Saracco fell in love with technology and its implications long time ago. His background is in math and computer science. Until April 2017 he led the EIT Digital Italian Node and then was head of the Industrial Doctoral School of EIT Digital up to September 2018. Previously, up to December 2011 he was the Director of the Telecom Italia Future Centre in Venice, looking at the interplay of technology evolution, economics and society. At the turn of the century he led a World Bank-Infodev project to stimulate entrepreneurship in Latin America. He is a senior member of IEEE where he leads the New Initiative Committee and co-chairs the Digital Reality Initiative. He is a member of the IEEE in 2050 Ad Hoc Committee. He teaches a Master course on Technology Forecasting and Market impact at the University of Trento. He has published over 100 papers in journals and magazines and 14 books.