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Table 3 10 Advanced Technologies and 23 Megatrends in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

From: Technology convergence, open innovation, and dynamic economy

 

Physical

Digital

Biological

Advanced Technology

1. Autonomous vehicles

2. 3-D printing

3. Advanced robotics

4. New materials

5. IoT, remote monitoring technology

6. Block chain and bitcoin

7. Sharing economy and on-demand economy

8. Genetic engineering

9. Synthetic biology

10. Bioprinting

Megatrends

1. Implantable technologies

2. Digital presence

3. Vision as a new interface

4. Wearable Internet

5. Ubiquitous computing

6. A supercomputer in your pocket

7. A storage for all

8. Internet of things

9. Connected home

10. Smart cities

11. Big data for decisions

12. Seif driving cars

13. Artificial intelligence and decision-making

14. AI and white-collar jobs

15. Robotics and services

16. Bitcoin and the block chain

17. Sharing economy

18. Governments and the blockchain

19. 3-D printing and manufacturing

20. 3-D printing and human health

21. 3-D printing and consumer products

22. Designer beings

23. Neurotechnologies

  1. Source: Jang, Y.-J. (2016). p. 15