  Innovation in Information and Communication Technology has become one of the
key economic drivers of our technology dependent world. In popular notion, the
tech industry or how ICT is often known has become synonymous to all
technologies that drive modernity. Digital technologies have become so
pervasive that it is hard to imagine new technology developments that are not
totally or partially influenced by ICT innovations. Furthermore, the pace of
innovation in ICT sector over the last few decades has been unprecedented in
human history. In this paper we argue that, not only ICT had a tremendous
impact on the way we communicate and produce but this innovation paradigm has
crucially shaped collective expectations and imagination about what technology
more broadly can actually deliver. These expectations have often crystalised
into a widespread acceptance, among general public and policy makers, of
technosolutionism. This is a belief that technology not restricted to ICT alone
can solve all problems humanity is facing from poverty and inequality to
ecosystem loss and climate change. In this paper we show the many impacts of
relentless ICT innovation. The spectacular advances in this sector, coupled
with corporate power that benefits from them have facilitated the uptake by
governments and industries of an uncritical narrative of techno-optimist that
neglects the complexity of the wicked problems that affect the present and
future of humanity.
