Trends Identified

3-D printing

Additive manufacturing techniques used to create three-dimensional objects based on digital models by layering or “printing” successive layers of materials. 3D printing relies on innovative “inks” including plastic, metal, and more recently, glass and wood.

2016

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Cloud computing

2017

2017 technology trends - Increasing stratification and changing competitive dynamics

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Internet of things

2017

2017 technology trends - Increasing stratification and changing competitive dynamics

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Drones and autonomous cars

2017

2017 technology trends - Increasing stratification and changing competitive dynamics

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Machine learning and AI

2017

2017 technology trends - Increasing stratification and changing competitive dynamics

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Augmented and virtual reality

2017

2017 technology trends - Increasing stratification and changing competitive dynamics

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Blockchain

2017

2017 technology trends - Increasing stratification and changing competitive dynamics

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Technological breakthroughs

Automation, robotics and AI are advancing quickly, dramatically changing the nature and number of jobs available. Technology has the power to improve our lives, raising productivity, living standards and average life span, and free people to focus on personal fulfilment. But it also brings the threat of social unrest and political upheaval if economic advantages are not shared equitably.

2017

Workforce of the future The competing forces shaping 2030

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Demographic shifts

With a few regional exceptions the world’s population is ageing, putting pressure on business, social institutions and economies. Our longer life span will affect business models talent ambitions, and pension costs. Older workers will need to learn new skills and work for longer. ‘Re‐tooling’ will become the norm. The shortage of a human workforce in a number of rapidly‐ageing economies will drive the need for automation and productivity enhancements.

2017

Workforce of the future The competing forces shaping 2030

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Rapid urbanisation

By 2030, the UN projects that 4.9 billion people will be urban dwellers and, by 2050, the world’s urban population will have increased by some 72%. Already, many of the largest cities have GDPs larger than mid-size countries. In this new world, cities will become important agents for job creation.

2017

Workforce of the future The competing forces shaping 2030

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