Trends Identified
Upcycling carbon
Urgently cutting carbon emissions at source is essential to mitigating catastrophic climate change, and negative emissions are needed to keep us on the well below 2°C pathway. Business is increasingly discovering ways to upcycle carbon, generating more value, emitting less and accelerating carbon negative technologies.
2018
Global opportunity report
DNV GL
Keeping it cool
As the planet warms and populations become increasingly urbanised, the demand for cooling is on the rise, but existing technology is outdated and heavily polluting. With the increasing need to reduce carbon emissions, this growing market presents more and more opportunities to reduce the need for cooling and make cooling efficient.
2018
Global opportunity report
DNV GL
Sustainable shipping
International trade relies on shipping, and despite technological improvements, emissions continue to increase as trade increases. Decarbonising short-haul shipping is an expanding market opportunity driven by developments in battery technology and alternative fuels, with the potential to help the sector’s low-carbon transition.
2018
Global opportunity report
DNV GL
Reimagining plastics
Plastics are an integral part of the global economy, but the current linear value chain results in high proportions of underutilised resources that end up in the oceans and threaten marine ecosystems. Innovation opportunities are emerging in material design and the reprocessing of plastics to unlock latent value and protect the oceans.
2018
Global opportunity report
DNV GL
Alternative aquaculture
Aquaculture is expected to grow significantly to meet the forecast aggressive demand for fish and shell sh. Improving environmental standards through modular, land-based systems, as well as alternative feedstocks and closed-loop systems, can provide new business opportunities and conserve natural marine ecosystems.
2018
Global opportunity report
DNV GL
Reengineering technology- building new it delivery models from the top down and bottom up
With business strategies linked inseparably to technology, leading organizations are fundamentally rethinking how they envision, deliver, and evolve technology solutions. They are transforming IT departments into engines for driving business growth, with responsibilities that span back-office systems, operations, and even product and platform offerings. From the bottom up, they are modernizing infrastructure and the architecture stack. From the top down, they are organizing, operating, and delivering technology capabilities in new ways. In tandem, these approaches can deliver more than efficiency—they offer the tools, velocity, and empowerment that will define the technology organization of the future.
2017
Tech trends 2018
Deloitte
No-collar workforce- humans and machines in one loop- collaborating in roles an new talent models
As automation, cognitive technologies, and artificial intelligence gain traction, companies may need to reinvent worker roles, assigning some to humans, others to machines, and still others to a hybrid model in which technology augments human performance. Managing both humans and machines will present new challenges to the human resources organization, including how to simultaneously retrain augmented workers and to pioneer new HR processes for managing virtual workers, cognitive agents, bots, and the other AI-driven capabilities comprising the “no-collar” workforce. By redesigning legacy practices, systems, and talent models around the tenets of autonomics, HR groups can begin transforming themselves into nimble, fast-moving, dynamic organizations better positioned to support the talent—both mechanized and human—of tomorrow.
2017
Tech trends 2018
Deloitte
Enterprise data sovereignty- if you love your data, set it free
As every organization recognizes data as a key asset, there is an increasing demand to “free” it—to make information accessible, understandable, and actionable across business units, departments, and geographies. This requires modern approaches to data architecture and data governance that take advantage of machine learning, natural language processing, and automation to dynamically understand relationships, guide storage, and manage rights. Those same capabilities are needed to navigate changing global regulatory and legal requirements around data privacy and protection.
2017
Tech trends 2018
Deloitte
The new core- unleashing the digital potential in heart of the business operations
Much of the attention paid to cloud, cognitive, and other digital disruptors today centers on the way they manifest in the marketplace: Individually and collectively, these technologies support new customer experiences, product innovation, and rewired industry ecosystems. Often overlooked, however, is their disruptive potential in core back- and mid-office systems and in operations, where digital technologies are poised to fundamentally change the way work gets done. This transformation is beginning with finance and supply chain, two corporate and agency pillars ready to embrace all things digital. From there, next-generation transaction and financial systems, blockchain, machine intelligence, automation, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are redefining what is possible in these mission-critical functions.
2017
Tech trends 2018
Deloitte
Digital reality
The augmented reality and virtual reality revolution has reached a tipping point. Driven by a historic transformation in the way we interact with technology and data, market leaders are shifting their focus from proofs of concept and niche offerings to strategies anchored in innovative use cases and prototypes designed for industrialization. They are laying the groundwork for broader deployment by tackling issues such as integration experiences with the core, cloud deployment, connectivity, cognitive, analytics, and access. Some have even begun developing new design patterns and nurturing non-traditional skillsets, heralding a new era of engagement. These early adopters recognize a shift in the AR/VR winds: The time to embrace digital reality is now.
2017
Tech trends 2018
Deloitte