Trends Identified
America First meets One Belt, One Road
Everyone will be a China watcher.
2018
Top Policy Trends of 2018
PWC
Do no harm
Humans will reassert themselves in the battle between safety and innovation as regulation of new technology evolves.
2018
Top Policy Trends of 2018
PWC
Digital discontent
Tech giants will seek to regain trust with self-regulation and new solutions.
2018
Top Policy Trends of 2018
PWC
Virtual cash, virtual weapons
Digitization of currency will create a clash among nation-states, corporations, civilians, and bad actors.
2018
Top Policy Trends of 2018
PWC
The skills challenge
Companies that reinvent their own talent will gain an edge.
2018
Top Policy Trends of 2018
PWC
Advanced materials
Materials with significantly improved functionality, including lighter- weight, stronger, more conductive materials, e.g. nano-materials.
2017
Innovation for the Earth - Harnessing technological breakthroughs for people and the planet
PWC
Cloud technology, including big data
Enables the delivery of computer applications and services over the internet reducing storage and computer power needs. Big data enabled by cloud allows predictive relationships to form, underpinning optimisation.
2017
Innovation for the Earth - Harnessing technological breakthroughs for people and the planet
PWC
Autonomous vehicles, including drones
Enabled by robots these are vehicles that can operate and navigate with little or no human control. Drones fly or move without a pilot and can also operate autonomously.
2017
Innovation for the Earth - Harnessing technological breakthroughs for people and the planet
PWC
Synthethic biology
Inter-disciplinary branch of biology applying engineering principles to biological systems. The market for biotechnology already exceeds $80Bn/year.
2017
Innovation for the Earth - Harnessing technological breakthroughs for people and the planet
PWC
Virtual and augmented reality
Computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image overlaid to the physical world (AR) or a complete environment (VR).
2017
Innovation for the Earth - Harnessing technological breakthroughs for people and the planet
PWC