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Rapid technology advancements and rising customer expectations have disrupted the global retail industry in the past decade. Outdated retail store concepts, new generations of consumers, and new points of commerce (voice commerce, for example) have also disrupted the industry; however, COVID-19 has been the key disruptor. After the pandemic, retail...

No economy, industry, or businesses has been spared from the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Some industries have naturally been affected more than others and the impacts have been on a larger scale. Major economies were already experiencing a slowdown due to other factors and this global pandemic has only added to the distress, hasten...

COVID-19 has crippled the global supply chain and forced most countries to take preventative measures by closing down their economies. While the pandemic has shown no signs of slowing down globally, cities, states, and countries are slowly emerging from lock downs and are stumbling into the new reality. Global economies are currently in a recession...

30 Apr 2020  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Global Future Risks—Future-proofing your Strategies, 2030

An Assessment of the Top 21 Risks that Threaten the Next Decade

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Our world is evolving rapidly, and so are risks. Rapid innovation, growing political tensions, climate change and the unexpected rise of infectious diseases have made it increasingly complex to anticipate, assess, or mitigate risks. Risks are now increasingly interconnected, which if amplified can trigger a ripple effect across industries, regions...

18 Mar 2020  |  Global  |  Megatrends

The Future of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Forecast to 2030

Exploring New Frontiers and Challenges for Network Security in a Connected Era

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This study explores the rapidly-evolving landscape of privacy and cybersecurity triggered by a rise in the number of connected devices. By 2030, a complex mesh of 200 billion devices around the world will exist, with over 20 connected devices per human. Every connected device in a smart home or city will be a potential access point to our most sens...

This paper examines how various individuals will spend their free time in the year 2030. This is a particularly relevant area of inquiry at a time when many questions have been raised on the impact on free time from evolving technology such artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR). This paper provides a definition of f...

Women are the major providers of healthcare worldwide, in both the informal and formal healthcare sectors. Yet they struggle to meet their own healthcare needs. Gender inequality in social, environmental, and biological terms has made access to healthcare for women a challenge, exposing them to health risks. According to a study done by AIIMS and H...

Cloud computing is predicted to be the main IT trend in the upcoming years and will have a huge impact on world economy. A wide range of organizations—from small start-ups to global corporations, and from government agencies to non-profit organizations—have begun using cloud computing applications. Besides Microsoft, the main contributor behi...

This paper looks at the future of microjobs from the perspective of a microworker and an employee at a microjob platform company, set in the year, 2030. It provides a delineation of employment definitions, along with a comparative analysis of microjobs today and expectations on how they will evolve by 2030. The key areas of microwork explored in th...