By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, and Alexandra Whittington
Industry and Business 4.0 – The Industrial and Technological Revolution
Every business sector is coming to terms with the
technological shifts enabling the fourth industrial revolution – an era of
“cyber-physical systems” where intelligence is the primary driving force in
society – mirroring and potentially surpassing the impact of steam,
electricity, and computing in previous industrial revolutions.
This new era is characterised by the use of artificial
intelligence (AI) – converging with other potentially disruptive technologies
and helping organise and exploit the data that they generate. Given the extent
to which technology is being integrated into wider society, organisations will
need to ensure their digital strategy includes constant scanning and rapid
assessment of the potential of emerging technologies such as AI, digital twins,
blockchain, digital currency, robotics, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality
(VR), the Internet of Things (IoT), and 3D printing. This article depicts a few
of the potential big developments coming down the pipeline:
- Quantum Computing
- Avatar Companions / Enterprise use of Digital Twins
- Implantable Phones
- Personal Digital Shields
- Computerised Shoes and Clothing
- Smart Glasses and Contact Lenses
- Life-like Mixed Reality
- Implementation of an International Identification System
- Autonomous Physical and Virtual Things
Unpredictable Futures
Will digital avatars become our lifetime helpers? Can
implantable phones replace the handheld mobile device? Are we on the verge of a
self-driving world? These are key questions with hotly anticipated answers we
all seek to help us make sense of what our techno-enhanced world might be like.
The future will eventually surprise us all.
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