Trends Identified
Balancing global capabilities and local opportunities
A sensible strategy for globalisation today means far more than building cheaply in one location and selling in another. What has changed is the way operations are configured. India’s Tata is now the largest manufacturer in the UK. Taiwan’s HTC pioneered the use of Google’s Android software. New operational strategies are required to compete successfully in such markets.
2012
15th Annual global CEO Survey
PWC
Back to the future?
While overall violence has declined, conflict has not ceased. At certain times during the
last decade, 15 major conflicts were taking place at once.60 The majority of wars remain civil wars or insurgencies, largely ethnic and nationalist conflicts. Potentially devastating tensions still simmer, increasingly driven by religious fundamentalism. The stalemate of the Middle East peace process provides continued instability. Increasingly, small networks and individuals have the capacity to create havoc on an unprecedented scale at low cost.
2013
Now for the long term - The Report of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations
Oxford Martin School
Babel-Fish Earbuds
Near-real-time translation now works for a large number of languages and is easy to use.
2018
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2018
MIT Technology Review
B2B Data Monetization Becomes Mainstream
This year will mark a watershed where new, non-traditional industries begin to establish and develop their data monetization strategies. Following in the footsteps of the credit, marketing and advertising industries where such practices are already widespread, car manufacturers, healthcare companies, IoT, and industrial aerospace IoT will push more aggressively towards data driven business models. Success for data monetization in these industries will be dictated by their ability to develop use cases, and innovative pricing and business models. Investments in data initiatives will spiral, even as comprehensive data strategies become a cornerstone of future business plans. In the meantime, significant reductions in data generation and storage costs will allow companies the opportunity to more creatively and productively leverage their data.
2019
Top 10 Trends For 2019
Forbes
Avatar companions
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Pullstring (US), Amazon (US), Alphabet/Google (US), Nintendo (Japan), Invisible Girlfriend/Boyfriend (US).
2018
Table of disruptive technologies
Imperial College London
Availability of key skills
38% of responding CEOs answered that they were 'extremely concerned'
2018
Global CEO survey
PWC
Autonomy
Evans says that when the day comes that cars, buses, and other vehicles no longer need drivers, it’ll be possible to completely re-imagine what those vehicles can be, and—even better—re-imagine the world in which they move. “If you’re building public infrastructure or planning a city, then [long-term planning] absolutely needs to be something that figures into your thinking.”
2018
The Most Important Tech Trends Of 2018, According To Top VCs
Fast Company
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
Autonomous vehicles and drones
Autonomous vehicles are perhaps the most visible applications of advanced algorithms, sensors and powerful computing power. Five levels of automation exist for vehicles (excluding zero automation), ranging from basic driver assistance (level 1: “hands on”) to full automation (level 5: “steering wheel optional”) (see figure A.1). The most successful automation system currently available, offered by Tesla in its passenger cars, provides level 2 automation (“hands off ”), where the driver can rely on the vehicle to steer and control speed but must be attentive and ready to intervene when required. A significant amount of research is being conducted whose aim is to allow vehicles to operate at level 3 (“eyes off ”) and higher automation levels. While some automakers are announcing plans to market level 3 automation capabilities in the next two years, level 5 automation is, by some estimations, decades away.
2018
World Economic And Social Survey 2018: Frontier Technologies For Sustainable Development
United Nations
Autonomous vehicles
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Google/Waymo (US), Voyage (US), Nvidia Automotive (US), most major auto-makers.
2018
Table of disruptive technologies
Imperial College London