
Technology-enabled trends and developments driving profound, often exponential, change in the Accelerating Business Environment

Exponentially-evolving technologies underpinning AcceleratingBiz trends

Progress in materials science producing materials that are lighter, stronger and more durable

Rapidly-advancing capability of computer systems leveraging machine learning, deep learning, and other artificial intelligence to perform a...

Exponential advances in computer processing ("Moore's Law"), storage capacity and memory

Convergence of Internet, cable television, landline and mobile telephony, providing near-ubiquitous ultra-high bandwidth connectivity

Increasingly smart, miniaturized and mobile connected devices

Process of creating physical objects from computer-generated three-dimensional models usually by building up layers of plastic or other mat...

Unmanned aerial vehicles remotely controlled by software or human operator, often equipped with cameras, sensors and other functionalities

Network of physical objects and virtual platforms embedded with software, sensors and network connectivity capable of collecting, exchangin...

Digital devices used for communication, Internet connectivity and monitoring of body functions or external surroundings that are either han...

Advances in PCs, laptops and consoles enabling new functionalities and faster computing, transforming media and gaming consumption

Intelligent automated machines and systems that can perform work autonomously or alongside humans

Technology-enabled advances in vehicles, mainly becoming autonomous, and road infrastructures to make transportation systems smarter and mo...

Utilization of devices to provide artificial sensory experiences through a computer-simulated reality that replicates a real or imagined en...

Enabling business and consumer solutions with network-based software and services

Process of examining large amounts of data dervied from multiple sources to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations and other useful ...

Utilization of Internet-based services for on-demand storage, collection, management and analysis of data, and the conduct of business tran...

Shifts in the creation, sharing and consumption of content, from traditional media (i.e. broadcast, print) to the increasingly sophisticate...

Protection and verification systems of information and digital transactions to mitigate threats from online attacks such as theft, destruct...

Sale of goods and services, fully or partially, including price negotiation and order placement, through digital platforms, including websi...

Distributed public transaction ledgers, called blockchains, enabling digital currencies and many other solutions

Evolving global social, demographic, behavioral and economic trends

Internet-enabled and crowd-sourced pooling and sharing of resources

Trends in the changing demographic landscape and its members' attitude and behavior brought about by social and technological factors

Growth of economies and emergence of new markets brought about by the increasing accessibility of technology resources giving rise to a new...

Exchange of capital, goods, and services across borders

Advancing biotechnology, bioinformatics, wellness and healthcare delivery

Advances in the life and medical sciences that rely, in large part, on increases in the processing power of computers that result to the de...

Tools, applications, devices and practices that are contributing to the personalization of health management and medical care delivery

Increasing focus on climate change, environment, clean energy and space

Green energy generation, distribution and management as replacement or alternative for conventional fossil fuels

Addressing climate change requires managing risks, lowering greenhouse gas footprints, and developing environmentally-friendly products and...

Various initiatives to commercialize different aspects of space, including reusable and efficient launch vehicles, low-cost miniaturized sa...