Vol. 12 No. 13 (2025): Digital Technology and Management Synergy: Integrating Technical Innovation and Managerial Strategy

In an unprecedented digital era, old distinctions between managerial strategy and technical innovation are blurring at an increasingly fast pace. This ESS Journal special issue is dedicated to an investigation of one of today's most dynamic and pressing interdisciplinary borders: that between digital technology and management.

The last decade has seen rapid advancements in sophisticated technologies—artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, digital twins, smart grids, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Emerging technologies are transforming energy, production, logistics, health, and education. But the long-term sustainability and implications of the innovation depend as much on their technological complexity as they do on governance depth, scalability, and culture of management.