Trends Identified
Ubiquitous radio-frequency identification tagging of products and people
2006
Global Technology Revolution 2020
RAND Corporation
Drug delivery targeted to specific tumors or pathogens
2006
Global Technology Revolution 2020
RAND Corporation
Improved diagnostic and surgical methods
2006
Global Technology Revolution 2020
RAND Corporation
Quantum-mechanical cryptography for secure information transfer
2006
Global Technology Revolution 2020
RAND Corporation
Communication devices for ubiquitous information access
2006
Global Technology Revolution 2020
RAND Corporation
Computers embedded in clothing or other wearable items
2006
Global Technology Revolution 2020
RAND Corporation
Assessing the global landscape
Our annual survey of CEOs continues to note high levels of global business confidence, both in the short and medium term – an upward trend we have charted in four of the past five years. As figure 1.1 indicates, the outlook for revenue growth continues to be strong over the next year, the CEOs say, with 52% ‘very confident’ and 40% ‘somewhat confident’. Overall, confidence levels have nearly doubled since 2001.
2007
10th Annual global CEO Survey
PWC