The conference will bring to light emerging moral and ethical questions related to the impact of new technologies on the post-pandemic world towards new approaches to integral human development and peace. Experts will offer a general scientific and ethical analysis along with case studies showcasing how new technologies can be placed at the service of integral human development, especially in the fields of food security, integral healthcare including fair and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, dignified labor, peace and security, and promotion of a communal economy. The event will raise crucial questions regarding the use of these technologies and their impact on the human being and its integral development. 

The discussion will seek to expand upon Pope Francis's vision of the use of technology in the modern world: "we can once more broaden our vision. We have the freedom needed to limit and direct technology; we can put it at the service of another type of progress, one which is healthier, more human, more social, more integral" (Laudato si' 112). 

This conference is organized by The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican COVID-19 Commission with the support of the Pontifical Council for Culture and in collaboration with Diplo Foundation, Torino World Affairs Institute, the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America, and Pax Christi International.

Held in person in the Sala Etchegaray at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and virtually on Zoom.

For virtual attendance, please register at this link.