Research and Markets: The 10 Social and Tech Trends That Could Shape The Next Decade
28 March 2015 - 2:16AM
Business Wire
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wzlftn/the_10_social_and)
has announced the addition of the "The 10 Social and Tech Trends
That Could Shape The Next Decade" report to their offering.
A decade ago the idea of driverless fully electric cars, digital
currencies and deep sea mining seemed like science fiction. It is
testament to the rapid pace of social, economic and technological
change that we are witnessing that these concepts no longer seem
impossible with Bitcoin trading at values that are best described
as outlandish and the UN giving licenses away for companies to mine
the sea beds. As such, a revolution is under way, where gadgets,
large and small, are changing our society. And this stuff is not
make-believe any more. In less than a decade, many of these trends
will be embedded in our daily lives.
These revolutionary changes equate to great opportunities for
entrepreneurs and businesses, and they can prosper from it if they
are the first to spot and adapt to these major global societal and
transformative forces, which I call Mega Trends. Knowledge of these
Mega Trends is only a first step towards understanding future
opportunities. The macro to micro exercise of translating the macro
(Mega Trends) to micro opportunities at industry, country or even
personal level is when the rubber hits the road in benefiting from
these trends. Here are the top 10 Mega Trends and their micro
implications.
Connectivity and Convergence: By 2020, there will be over
billion internet users, with over half of them accessing the
internet over handheld tablet devices, and billion connected
devices worldwide. This connectivity will spread to our daily lives
bringing the three silos of work, home and our surrounding
environment into one seamless experience. Connected living will
involve digital assistants that guide our everyday lives, music
that seamlessly moves from our homes to cars as soon as we shut the
door to our house to start our commute, as everything will sit in a
cloud that we can access anywhere, anytime. A new range of
technology-enabled services such as smart lighting, mobile working
solutions, and smart governance will define and shape our everyday
experiences.
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