This is the 16883rd most frequent Russian word.
современному
"Современному" means "to the modern" or "to the contemporary" in English.
The word 'современному' acts as an adjective modifying the noun 'миру', indicating its dative case alignment to express the need of the modern world for technologies.
Современному миру нужно больше экологических технологий.
The modern world needs more ecological technologies.
Here, 'современному' modifies 'обществу', indicating its dative case usage to describe the entity benefiting from the adaptability.
Мы должны адаптироваться к условиям, чтобы быть полезными современному обществу.
We must adapt to conditions to be useful to the modern society.
In this instance, 'современному' modifies 'человеку' in the dative case to describe the individual receiving access to communication methods.