The (ICDES-25) aims to be this all-so-necessary rocket fuel of progress for the field of Digital Economy and Society by providing everyone from students and educators to researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry professionals, the inspiration, intellectual stimulation, and radical ingenuity that they need to be able to go out there and achieve big things. From invigorating keynote speeches and research presentation sessions to pathbreaking workshops, debates, networking sessions, exhibits, and more, the (ICDES-25) will prove to be the accelerant of progress that the world will attribute all success in Digital Economy and Society to in the years to come.