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The financial services industry is on the brink of disruption, as the use of technology poses a challenge to market players and their existing products and services and associated costs. Thus it is important to revisit one of the oldest industries and re-conceptualize how it will thrive in the future aligning itself to looming social and technologi...

Most factory environments are characterized by increased worker absenteeism arising from post-related injuries resulting in Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD). This in turn impacts the factory floor, in terms of increased costs arising from unsuitable factory environment, poor productivity and low-quality finished goods. The exoskeleton technology has...

Stratecast is currently tracking approximately 600 vendors of Big Data and analytics (BDA) solutions. Stratecast has organized vendors into 18 solution types, grouped into the five broad categories: Big Data & Analytics Core Products and Services; Business Process and Strategic Analytics; Mobile, Retail, and Location Analytics; Social and Site Anal...

There have been significant, positive shifts in the approach to women’s roles in society around the world. More women are now moving to leadership positions, occupying more seats in the boardroom, scaling successful companies, and even making a successful political presence. Women can drive the world’s economy as they represent a growth market ...

09 Aug 2016  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Future of the Internet Economy

Mobile Internet the Way Ahead

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The Internet is changing the way one functions, socializes, and shares information across the globe. With regions expanding beyond the normal boundaries due to the impact of urbanization, there is a need for improved infrastructure channels for being connected. Increased Smartphone adoption rates and broadband technologies have resulted in improved...

With the rapid rise of solid-state lighting (SSL) and integrated LED solutions, the lighting industry has been through an enormous transformation over the past few years. In 2016, LED will account for more than 50.0% of the sales; by 2025, this number is likely to reach 98.0%. This transformation will continue to bring enormous change to the compe...

29 Apr 2016  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Future of Manufacturing in Europe

Decoding the Key Transformative Forces set to Reinvent the Economic Engine of Europe

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European manufacturing is at a crossroads. The growing dominance of emerging markets and the rapidly changing consumer landscape are spearheading a major manufacturing renaissance in the region. Though Europe has been at the forefront of manufacturing excellence—its manufacturing sector currently accounts for 15.0% of its GDP and 33 million jobsâ...

18 Apr 2016  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Future of Europe

Impact of Mega Trends on Europe's Complex Business Environment

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Europe is bound by an enormous number of obsolete regulations and systems. New environmental, economic, social, and political developments and trends have challenged these systems, forcing Europe to re-think future strategies. The European Union has set 5 ambitious objectives, namely, employment, innovation, education, social inclusion, and climate...

The study focuses on the impacts of three evolving business models—service-based, fee-based, and eCommerce—that test and measurement (T&M) providers will face from 2016. Mega Trends across industry verticals such as automotive, healthcare, aerospace, consumer electronics, communication, and energy and environment lead to the creation of certain...