Welcome to the new world, in a world of chaos. Faster and faster chaos. Global climate change is already starting to seem pleasantly slow. But the pandemic and the war in Ukraine hastened the collapse of everything that seemed obvious to us. We have entered a new era, a new world that can be manipulative, hostile. But chaos is a ladder. Chaos is also an opportunity. Threats to gas supplies may lead to an end to the dominance period of fossil fuels and will lead to renewables in the economy. The pandemic led to a sharp increase in work from home. Conflicts can lead to new innovations. The energy crisis is giving new impetus to the transformation of the industry. What can be done to make the new world really great? How can Slovakia succeed in the new modern world? Does it have the ability to produce higher added value through the use of innovative tools? How to build Industry 4.0? How to start the knowledge economy?

Slovakia has caught up with global challenges. Knowledge, research and invention could help us. But Slovak universities are not among the world's best. Young talents leave, older ones do not return. How to change it? How to make Slovakia a top country in research and innovation?

Will funding be simple, predictable and effective? What will change from the past? When will we see the first challenges? What is caused by inefficient finances - what are the impacts on the economy?