Trends Identified
Employment and the changing labour market
Four major trends have been identified with regard to employment and associated labour market developments. First, global population growth and population ageing are projected to have a significant impact on the workforce in the future. The second trend analysed focuses on the changes in labour force participation and growing vulnerabilities in the work place. The third major trend that resonates strongly in the literature concerns the diverging demand and supply of skills and patterns of employment creation. Finally, the working environment will be influenced by technological developments. New modes of production and manufacturing technologies are expected to advance further.
2013
Europe's Societal Challenges: An analysis of global societal trends to 2030 and their impact on the EU
RAND Corporation
Empowered edge
Edge computing is a topology where information processing and content collection and delivery are placed closer to the sources of the information, with the idea that keeping traffic local will reduce latency. Currently, much of the focus of this technology is a result of the need for IoT systems to deliver disconnected or distributed capabilities into the embedded IoT world. This type of topology will address challenges ranging from high WAN costs and unacceptable levels of latency. Further, it will enable the specifics of digital business and IT solutions. “Technology and thinking will shift to a point where the experience will connect people with hundreds of edge devices” Through 2028, Gartner expects a steady increase in the embedding of sensor, storage, compute and advanced AI capabilities in edge devices. In general, intelligence will move toward the edge in a variety of endpoint devices, from industrial devices to screens to smartphones to automobile power generators. Is Your IT Team IoT-Ready? How do you stay ahead of the digital curve?
2018
Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019
Gartner
Empowered Women
Women are making significant inroads into top leadership positions across the public and private sectors, as well as emerging as an important economic sub-group in developing countries who can serve as an engine for growth.
2017
Beyond the Noise- The Megatrends of Tomorrow’s World
Deloitte
Empowerment
Empowerment the growth and re-invigoration of ideas and self-worth.Rise of the individual: In today’s society, it’s all about the individual over the collective. A culture of “me” has risen over a culture of “we” as individuals become empowered to demand specific outcomes, resulting in the decline of social cohesion and the mass market.Collaborative consumption:The emergence of collaborative consumption models has led to the rise of the sharing economy, which allows consumers to make use of their idle assets to contribute in existing markets. Collaborative consumption models are augmented by technological platforms that connect discrete players through the use of networks and geo-located devices.Triple bottom line: As consumers’ expectations evolve, an increasing importance is placed on measuring not only a company’s profits, but its impact on people and the planet as well. This focus on what’s referred to as a triple bottom line emphasizes business models and metrics that touch upon key elements of society (e.g., diversity and equal opportunity) as well as environment (e.g., sustainability and carbon dioxide emissions), in addition to the standard measures of economic health like profitability and growth.
2017
Beyond the Noise- The Megatrends of Tomorrow’s World
Deloitte
Empowerment through education
Access to primary education in particular is regarded as critical to socioeconomic mobility, and for this reason it has been an objective of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Substantial inroads have been made this past decade in reducing the number of out-of-school children
2013
Now for the long term - The Report of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations
Oxford Martin School
Enabling information and communication technologies
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) will continue to have a significant impact both in developing and developed countries. Like other technologies the rate of change will continue to increase and new ICTs will surely make a major difference to the functioning of societies over the next twenty years. There will be new ways of communicating and social networking – with implications for science and the production and maintenance of the scientific record.
2011
ICSU Foresight Analysis
International Council for Science (ICSU)
Enabling technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) has transformed society over the last 30 years. A new wave of technological advances is now creating novel opportunities, while testing governments’ ability to harness their benefits and provide prudent oversight.
2014
Future State 2030: The global megatrends shaping governments
KPMG
Enduring loss and damage from extreme weather
After the unprecedented climate events of 2017, vulnerable cities, countries and people will face yet more extreme and disruptive weather events, with the potential to impact business though value chain disruption and stranded assets, and contribute to social unrest.
2018
8 sustainability trends that will define 2018
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Energy
Both total demand for energy and energy prices will rise up to 2030. Oil will remain the most important resource, but will lose some significance to renewables. At current rates of production, the remaining lifetime of the various energy sources will be longest for coal (119 years), followed by gas (63 years) and oil (46 years). Conflicts over energy supplies are likely to rise, since these resources are highly concentrated in a small number of countries
2011
Trend compendium 2030
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Energy
Global economic growth, prosperity and rising populations will push up energy needs over the coming decades and as a consequence, governments are introducing measures to drive investment in efficient and low-carbon technologies. The Fukushima nuclear accident, turmoil in parts of the Middle East and North Africa and a sharp rebound in energy demand in 2010 which pushed CO2 emissions to a record high, highlight the urgency and the scale of the challenge.
2012
The future
Steria