Figure 1.
Human security needs, vulnerabilities and capacity matrix of AVs for digital globalisation
| HSP | Needs/vulnerabilities | Capacities |
|---|---|---|
| PCo | Lack of direct access to services and marginalisation from urban areas, suburbs and rural areas | Delivery of food, medicine and essentials to marginalised (ethnic) communities |
| PEc | Lack of access or technological connectivity, disparity and loss of jobs | Provision of fintech (including cryptocurrency), bank on wheels and digital economy |
| PEn | Complementing/supplementing technologies such as batteries increase pollution and e-waste. | Increases fuel efficiency, reduces pollution, streamlines processes and enables effective integration of renewables |
| PFo | Increase of cost in agroecosystems due to the deployment of high-end and frontier technologies | Increase in efficiency, accountability and transparency in interventions in agroecosystems |
| PHe | Data privacy issues, cyber threats to healthcare services and hacking of digital health | Data connectivity and real-time consultation, decision-making and provision of emergency services |
| PPe | Cyber threats due to data and cybersecurity-related vulnerabilities, issues of data privacy and identity theft | Improvements in standard of living, access to technology, increasing ease of storage of information, reduction of accidents and psychological impact from driving-related activities |
| PPo | Implications of growth versus development, and threats to CNI | Optimisation of resource usage, creation of new jobs, soft power and national security enhancement |