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MDS personnel are often asked why MDS provides information on its website that is not specific to its business. Most people see these policy development activities as government support and not those typical of a business.

MDS personnel believe that for the first time in the history of mankind, the global community is facing challenges that humanity has not dealt with before. Countries that grew during the Industrialized Age have economies that are based on consumption of fossil fuel. These nations are seeing their standard of living threatened by a diminishing supply of fuel. Environmental issues resulting from the consumption of fossil fuels affect the health of the global population and potentially the earth's climate. Fossil fuel based work, at its current global level, is not sustainable. Economies that are based solely on work that requires fossil fuel are not sustainable.

Developing nations are competing for work and are potentially limited in growth because of lack of energy supply. The current level of consumption of natural resources in producing products is not sustainable. A declining global economy reduces society support for its most needy members. These are the children and the elderly. Population growth and work habits associated with Industrial Age work practices have caused highway congestion and air pollution in most large cities regardless of the nation. We believe that a lack of adjustment in work methods and structure will result in global economic decline, wars, and political instability.

There is no single solution to these problems. An attempt to solve these problems by population control creates severe ethical and moral concerns. The MDS business model, virtual Digital Work processes, was created to offer a partial solution to these problems. The creation of knowledge using virtual Digital Work methods is sustainable because is not necessarily dependent upon the consumption of natural resources.

MDS has been recognized as the first company to implement a virtual Digital Work structure. We believe that with this leadership comes the responsibility to share opportunity for economic viability. Conflict and society decline historically have been associated with lack of economic opportunity. To help avoid these ends, we have volunteered our time and resources. We have done so at the request of government leaders of several nations including our own.