Editorial Note:

Navigating Digital Risks and Resilience in a Connected Bangladesh

In its December 2024 edition, the Bangladesh Journal of MIS clearly identifies both the advantages and disadvantages of MIS as an interrelated element of technology and socioeconomic issues; it emphasizes the importance of developing resilience through MIS. The diversity of our papers shows that MIS offers the potential for new benefits but also creates systematic risks that require strategic management. Research shows that internet addiction and emotional instability negatively affect the academic performance of undergraduate students, thus showing that there is a need for a number of digital well-being interventions. Similarly, with an increase in the use of technologies such as blockchain in e-government and the growing adoption of ABCD (Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud, Data Analytics) in the hospitality industry, we see a significant shift toward modernizing the basic services and sectors of the economy. In addition, when looking back at the lessons of the Rana Plaza tragedy from the victims' point of view, we can again emphasize the importance of utilizing MIS to provide transparency, to monitor the supply chain, and to develop ethical governance practices that will support long-term sustainability and social accountability in key sectors of the economy, particularly the RMG sector. Clearly, the path forward is to manage effectively both the behavioral, institutional, and technological risks associated with the development of a highly interconnected society.