The relentless evolution and ubiquity of technology has changed our everyday lives more than they have in the past two hundred years, giving life to the information society. Today, the Internet is the world’s largest communication network and digital represents a unique opportunity to stimulate economic growth and improve the quality of life. The spread of the ‘Net has pervaded every aspect of our social and cultural lives, so much so that cyber-space is often considered as a distinct, living environment. A female student plays golf in the Incheon National University sports centre. A few kilometers from Seoul, Songdo is considered one of the first cities in the history of mankind to be designed as a Smart City from the ground up thanks an investment of over 35 billion dollars and the integration of ICT in the buildings and urban infrastructure. ©Lorenzo Maccotta/Contrasto