TMT Trends: Technology Predictions 2006The technology sector's top trends |
If there is one thing you can count on in the technology sector, it's change and 2006 should be no different. This study examines 10 emerging trends sure to have a major influence on the industry:
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Search engines will challenge email as the leading digital application.
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Research and development will become more collaborative as business, government and academic institutions increasingly work together on new innovations.
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Offshoring as a way of minimizing costs and optimizing efficiencies will continue to grow in popularity.
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Classrooms of the developed world will incorporate more digital aids in their instruction.
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Open source will pose an ever-greater challenge to the established software model, impacting both providers and end users.
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Governments will increasingly regulate the Internet.
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Technological advances such as speech recognition and voice synthesis, along with improvements in artificial intelligence, will change the way humans interact with computers and computers interact with each other.
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Products will become less static with the launch of many more devices, from cameras to cars, that can be upgraded remotely.
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The gap between those with digital technology and those without will widen and put undeveloped countries at an even greater disadvantage.
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Those technologies that permanently change human behavior will continue to be the most profitable.
The report includes recommendations from the Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry group on how to take advantage of these emerging trends. Read the full report in the PDF file attachment below.
TMT Trends: Technology Predictions 2006
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