Mobile internet - increasingly inexpensive and capable mobile computing devices and Internet connectivity.
Value: $25 trillion
Interaction and transaction worker employment costs, 70% of global employment costs
Automation of knowledge work - Intelligent software systems that can perform knowledge work tasks involving unstructured commands and subtle judgments
Value: $9+ trillion
Internet of things - Networks of low-cost sensors and actuators for data collection, monitoring, decision making, and process optimization
Value: $36 trillion
Cloud technology - Use of computer hardware and software resources delivered over a network or the Internet, often as a service
Value: $1.7 trillion
Advanced robotics - increasingly capable robots with enhanced senses, dexterity, and intelligence used to automate tasks or augment humans
Value: $6 trillion
Autonomous and near autonomous vehicles -Vehicles that can navigate and operate with reduced or no human intervention
Value: $4 trillion
Next generation genomics - Fast, low-cost gene sequencing, advanced big data analytics, and synthetic biology (“writing” DNA)
Value: $6.5 trillion
Energy storage - Devices or systems that store energy for later use, including batteries
Value: $2.5 trillion
3D printing - Additive manufacturing techniques to create objects by printing layers of material based on digital models
value: $11 trillion
Advanced materials - Materials designed to have superior characteristics (e.g., strength, weight, conductivity) or functionality
Value: $1.2 trillion
Advanced oil and gas exploration and recovery - Exploration and recovery techniques that make extraction of unconventional oil and gas economical
Value: $3.4 trillion
Renewable energy - Generation of electricity from renewable sources with reduced harmful climate impact
Value: $80 billion
Source: McKinsey.
Mobile internet - increasingly inexpensive and capable mobile computing devices and Internet connectivity.
Value: $25 trillion
Interaction and transaction worker employment costs, 70% of global employment costs