Trends Identified
Life after coal
The energy revolution is reaching its climax as the switch to renewables and electricity is unstoppable.
2018
8 sustainability trends that will define 2018
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Life in Beta Mode - Ready for a world of forever onboarding?
The emerging Internet of Things (IoT) era creates a world in which B2B and B2C products routinely upgrade and improve long after purchase. That products reach peak performance some time after POS is a message many will welcome (and drive long-term loyalty), especially those maximisers who seek post-purchase reassurance that money has been well spent. Anticipate a greater need for post-purchase support, value-signalling and a clear process of rolling onboarding.
2018
Trending 2018
Foresight Factory
Life-expectancy algorithms
Example of Organizationsactive in the area:2 No example found.
2018
Table of disruptive technologies
Imperial College London
Life-log Virtual Assistant Software Technology
[Definition] Intelligent Virtual Assistant software technology which accumulates knowledge and provides customized services by analyzing life-log data (daily lives, health conditions and behavioral patterns of the individual). [Application]. Is being developed into a problem-solving agent which deals with various needs and provides solutions in reflection of one’s life pattern, through convergence with AI, voice recognition, smart home, and autonomous vehicle
2018
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2018
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Lifecare robot
The term ‘lifecare robot’ refers to a robot which has perception of external environment, self-cognition and self-regulating manipulation. Self-cognition divided into environment perception function and location perception function, and self-regulating manipulation function is divided into operation control function and autonomous mobile function. Due to rapid aging and change in family structure, there has been an increased need for domestic robot which can carry out rehabilitation treatment, nursing, cleaning, domestic tasks and etc.
2013
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2013
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Lifelong personal avatar assistants
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Konami Corp (Japan), Mitsuku (UK).
2018
Table of disruptive technologies
Imperial College London
Lifestyle choices, lifestyle diseases
The growing threat today is non-communicable diseases (NDC). Most are caused by preventable factors, including poor diet, obesity and inactivity. NDCs like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke, and chronic lung disease were responsible for 63 percent, or 36 million, of all global deaths in 2008. Described as the “invisible epidemic”,88 NCDs are now
the leading cause of death in the world.
2013
Now for the long term - The Report of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations
Oxford Martin School
Lifestyle illnesses on the rise
Globally, the number of obese adults has increased since the year 2000, especially in OECD countries.
2017
Surfing the digital tsunami
Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Limited and declining EU cohesion funds and infrastructure investments
The Structural Funds and the Cohesion Funds are the financial instruments of EU regional policy intended to narrow the development disparities among regions and EU Member States. Together with agriculture, they are the biggest spending blocs. Both agriculture and cohesion policies suffered hefty decreases for the upcoming budgetary cycle (2014-2020). It follows an ongoing trend in the EU budget away from agriculture and cohesion policy allocations.
2014
Challenges at the horizon 2025
European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS)