The annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies report highlights the technologies set to positively impact society within the next three to five years. The report provides a qualitative assessment of each technology's potential impact on people and the planet.
The Top 10 Emerging Technologies report is a vital source of strategic intelligence. First published in 2011, it draws on insights from scientists, researchers and futurists to identify 10 technologies poised to significantly influence societies and economies.
This comprehensive report goes beyond listing the top 10 technologies and their associated risks and opportunities. It provides a qualitative assessment of each technology's potential impact on people, the planet, prosperity, industry and equity.
That power is on full display in this year’s edition of the Top 10 Emerging Technologies report. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI), such as deep learning, generative AI and foundation models, enable remarkable progress in strengthening human innovation.
This report, now in its 11th year, highlights the technologies set to positively impact society within the next three to five years. It provides a qualitative assessment of each technology's potential impact on people, the planet, prosperity, industry and equity.
Drawing on insights from scientists, researchers and futurists, the report identifies 10 technologies poised to significantly influence societies and economies within three to five years. In this 12th edition, we have broadened the scope and depth of our analysis.
This report, now in its 11th year, highlights the technologies set to positively impact society within the next three to five years. It provides a qualitative assessment of each technology's potential impact on people, the planet, prosperity, industry and equity.
The 10th-anniversary edition of the World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report lists new technologies poised to impact the world in the next three to five years.
Top-10 Emerging Technologies 2021. What are the breakthrough technologies that will transform our world in the next few years? Scientific American and the World Economic Forum present their annual top-ten emerging tech report.
Designer phages, spatial optics, plant sensors and bendable batteries - just some of the items on this year's World Economic Forum Top 10 Emerging Technologies that will change our lives in the next 3-5 years.
Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger talks with World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab in this wide ranging conversation on technology, leading edge semiconductor production and the trends shaping the year ahead.
An intensifying climate crisis, fragile global economy, and the emergence of critical questions around frontier technologies are converging against the backdrop of a deteriorating security landscape to create an uncertain geopolitical outlook.
Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022 is the latest in the Energy Report Series from World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture. Read the complete digital report here.
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution would like to thank the members of the steering group who adjudicated the top 10 technologies and authored the articles in the report.
To meet COP28 target of doubling energy efficiency by 2030, private companies need to focus on accelerated action, investing in energy efficiency, implementing a strong governance process with clear top-level ownership and operationalizing the value chain through effective collaboration.
The 2020 special edition is dedicated to elaborating on the priorities for recovery and revival, and considering the building blocks of a transformation towards new economic systems that combine “productivity”, “people” and “planet” targets.
These are the most exciting technologies that emerged in 2020 and – according to our experts – have the greatest potential to positively transform society and industry.
A deteriorating global outlook. Looking back at the events of 2023, plenty of developments captured the attention of people around the world – while others received minimal scrutiny. Vulnerable populations grappled with lethal conflicts, from Sudan to Gaza and Israel, alongside record-breaking heat conditions, drought, wildfires and flooding.
Produced in collaboration with Golden Bee, this report outlines the business transitions that could generate significant social and economic benefits, while addressing nature loss in one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots.
In a new book, Disease X, author Kate Kelland looks at what we learned from the pandemic and how scientists, governments and societies can be better prepared for the next one.
89: The fossil fuel reserves held by the top 100 listed coal companies and the top 100 listed oil and gas companies represent potential emissions of 745 GtCO2. This exceeds the remaining global carbon budget of 565 GtCO2 by 180 GtCO2 (30% over).
While many companies have started their journey towards achieving net-zero emissions, no company can manage the transformation of its manufacturing facilities and value chains alone if both individual and collective targets are to be achieved.