Recommendation ∥ The era of the 'big' new normal, which will never be reversed, is coming.
Prologue ∥ After Corona, Asking Scholars About the Future of Humanity in 2030

Part 1.
The desire for a vaccine

Chapter 1.
A world helpless in the face of the coronavirus
The coronavirus that swept the world
The world order is shaken
A world we've never experienced before

Chapter 2.
The nation's fortunes are mixed due to its "healthcare system."
Health insurance systems in South Korea and Europe
Homework still remains: Quarantine and healthcare are different.
Telemedicine is no longer irreversible

Chapter 3.
New variants emerge, can vaccines save us?
A vaccine developed more quickly than ever before in history
New threat: mutant viruses
The rise of vaccine nationalism
Are vaccines truly a public good?

Chapter 4.
The "With Corona" Declaration: Is Coexistence with the Virus Possible?
Humanity has already had successful experiences.
No one is safe until everyone is safe.
The pandemic will definitely come again.

Part 2.
Restructuring of Labor

Chapter 5.
Robot World: Utopia or Dystopia?
The Fourth Industrial Revolution Accelerated by the Pandemic
A school without school, a company without a company
How robots and humans can create powerful synergy

Chapter 6.
The era of platform labor is coming.
Precarious workers, the precariat
Platform Capitalism and Workers
Moravec's paradox
Essential workers: The value of labor that AI cannot replace.

Chapter 7.
Polarization and inequality deepened by COVID-19
Digital divide and income inequality
Equality is healthy
Capitalism, is this okay?
Will the Hongik Ingan spirit be the solution for the 21st century?

Part 3.
Reasons for the country

Chapter 8.
The state is watching you
A world where control is the norm
Will Big Brother become a reality?
The conflict between privacy and state control

Chapter 9.
How Conspiracy Theories and Fake News Mislead Us
Conspiracy theories and fake news that threaten the nation
The paradox of social media
The power of the media is stronger than the state

Chapter 10.
How far will the state go to control its citizens after the pandemic?
The Birth of a Digital Nation
Small government and big government
What to control

Epilogue ∥ We've only just finished Act 1
Behind the scenes

“The first act is only just over,
BC (Before Corona) is gone and AC (After Corona) is beginning!”

It has already been 23 months since the war against COVID-19 began.
Although a vaccine was developed with great effort by humanity, we still live under the threat of COVID-19 as another variant emerges.
Finally, with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus officially declaring, “We can never go back to the way things were, and we must prepare for a new normal,” humanity is now preparing for ‘With Corona.’
The era of 'new normal' coexistence with COVID-19 has begun.
At this turning point of historical transformation, global scholars unanimously predicted that the world would be divided into the pre-Corona era and the post-Corona era.
So what future awaits humanity after the pandemic?

First, Part 1 covers the process by which 'vaccines', which are currently the hottest topic, are produced and supplied.
While focusing on "vaccine nationalism," where a small number of countries monopolize vaccines, and addressing the imbalance in vaccine supply, we examine the remaining challenges facing the COVID-19 vaccine.

“I think we will continue to live with the coronavirus.
It will still be a strong threat, especially to vulnerable groups.
Change will be addressed at national, regional, and global levels, and will be a global priority for years to come.”
--- From the text

World-renowned scholars are strongly advocating for the elimination of vaccine patents, fearing that countries that develop vaccines will monopolize new power.
Pandemics will inevitably return, so only by distributing new technologies equally can we avoid a disaster like this one.
This is why we need to look at the imbalance in vaccine development and supply from a more holistic perspective.
Scholars emphasize that vaccines are not tools for killing people, but for saving them, and suggest a direction for global leadership and international cooperation to overcome the pandemic through cooperation, not competition.

“Anticipation of the drastic changes in the labor market brought about by AI and robots,
“Seize the future that no one has ever experienced before!”

The pandemic has led to a surge in online classes and increased use of delivery apps, leading to rapid advancements in AI technology, which has drastically changed the nature of labor and the market.
Platform companies were the first to respond to our increasingly non-face-to-face lives.
As these individuals earn huge profits, 'platform capitalism' has emerged, in which labor is traded through digital platforms such as apps and social media.
But behind it all, there was a dark shadow that we hadn't thought of.
First, the value of labor is rapidly shaking as inequality and polarization are becoming more severe due to COVID-19.


“I think structures will emerge within the platform as well.
In the future, many people who thought they were part of the salaryiat will find themselves part of the precariat.
And there will be countless sons and daughters of the precariat class.”
--- From the text

Scholars predicted that those who own platforms and those who use them well will occupy the upper class in the future society.
Therefore, in Part 2, we will examine what the best response we can make at an individual level to survive in the future class society.
Furthermore, amidst social concerns that robots may replace human jobs, scholars and AI experts are clearly suggesting ways for humans and robots to coexist by changing our perspective on work and labor and pursuing the value of labor that AI cannot replace.

“In this pandemic era, where every movement of the people is tracked,
“Is state control and surveillance truly justified?”

Part 3 focuses on state control and surveillance during the pandemic.
With the emergence of the power to control infectious diseases, dubbed "the most powerful state power since World War II," global scholars predict the end of the era of "small government," characterized by less government intervention in the market, and the return of big government.

“Surveillance capitalism is not only incompatible with democracy, but will also lead directly to digital dictatorship, regardless of our will.
Already, in several countries, we see security agencies and major corporations using the pandemic to create digitally controlled governments.”
--- From the text

Additionally, fears of epidemics and surveillance societies are giving rise to all sorts of conspiracy theories and fake news.
The so-called infodemic spreads across the globe in an instant through digital media, invading individuals' privacy and having a fatal impact on the nation's economy, politics, and security.
In this article, we examine the direction we should take amidst fake news and conspiracy theories, the leadership of leaders who can encourage active participation from the public, and the voluntary self-regulation of a healthy civil society.

The pandemic has brought the threat of infectious diseases, chaos, hatred, and conflict to humanity, but scholars unanimously say that it has also uncovered new possibilities.
The world, which had been focused solely on competition and development, is now facing the end of the neoliberal era and is now looking back at the various problems of marginalized societies.
Can the pandemic experience truly be an asset to humanity?
The post-corona new normal era, where the most radical history is being written.
In this book, "AC10: The Post-Pandemic World," we encourage you to ask yourself the questions posed by a group of world-renowned scholars, leaders, and experts.
The opportunities that will determine your and our next 10 years are hidden within the choices and changes of humanity that they speak of.