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Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2015 - WEF Report

  • STEEP Category :
    Technology
  • Event Date :
    04 March 2015
  • Created :
    16 April 2015
  • Status :
    Current
  • Submitted by :
    Ian Korman
Description :

top 10 tech 2015

In March, 2015, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released one of its Global Agenda Councils reports titled "Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2015". The technologies they chose were:

  1. Fuel Cell Vehicles
  2. Next-Generation Robotics
  3. Recyclable Thermostat Plastics
  4. Precise Genetic-Engineering Techniques
  5. Additive Manufacturing
  6. Emergent Artifical Intelligence
  7. Distributed Manufacturing
  8. 'Sense and Avoid' Drones
  9. Neuromorphic Technology
  10. Digital Genome

In the introduction to the report, Bernard Meyerson, Chief Innovation Officer for IBM says, "Technology is perhaps the greatest agent of change inthe modern world. While never without risk, technological breakthroughs promise innovative solutions to the most pressing global challenges of our time. From zero-emission cars fuelled by hydrogen to computer chips modelled on the human brain, this year's 10 emerging technologies offer a vivid glimpse of the power of innovation to improve lives, transform industries and safeguard our planet."