Communities Strengthening Peace and Harmony: A Technological Perspective

Mega technologies have completely revolutionized the way we interact with the world today. It has paved the way for opportunities and cooperation in almost every field. Technology is one of the most powerful factors to drive and build Peace in the world. In this data age, technology could also have adverse effects. Social media can spread misleading information and result in hatred and violence. Technologies such as Virtual and augmented reality can provide immersive peace education, artificial intelligence, semantic analysis, and digitalization can improve sustainability, governance and maintain security. This paper provides detailed insight on how in the present scenario, technologies are utilized and provided services to harness the peace. Also, this paper aims to provide suggestions to the policymaker and peacebuilder on the possibilities of inclusion of mega technologies in future and the suggestive projects to invest in for building peace and harmony.