Smart buildings are an integral part of the future of building technologies. Over the course of this decade, several factors are expected to promote the development of smart buildings. The market will be fuelled by the need for energy efficiency and decreasing operational costs. Revenues are highest in North America and Europe. However, certain tec...

This study provides overview of the Mega Trends that are likely to have an impact on the health and wellness of the patient world in 2020. The four interlinked scenariosgo green, digital backbone, personalised healthcare, and openness and transparency - have been discussed. These four have been shortlisted among the others because greener products...

This study seeks to analyse the impact of global mega trends—including urbanisation, bricks and clicks, connectivity, and multimodality—on the growing market of urban logistics. Urban logistics is a dynamic and crucial subset of the logistics industry, which over the past decade has placed unique demands on the global supply chain. Mega Trends...

The research service offers a macro-to-micro analysis of the global urbanization Mega Trend and identifies the business opportunities in cities of the future. The research focuses on the flow of urban populations and patterns in Mega Cities, Mega Regions, and Mega Corridors that will evolve with planned developments in investment, infrastructure, a...

The research service sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying and analyzing one of the significant Mega Trends, Smart is the New Green. 'Smart' as a value proposition has been increasingly replacing 'Green' concepts. This presentation would highlight examples of projects, companies and technologies that will invade and change the smart ...

The research objective is to measure the current use and future decision making behavior toward information technology (IT) within the government sector in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Government agencies continue to want to drive productivity; however, compared to a year ago, they are less concerned with reducing costs, accelerating d...

Shifts to how healthcare is delivered, where it is delivered, and how it is paid for are necessitating adoption of innovative tools for managing information. A key challenge is to appropriately assess the importance of various quantitative metrics, as well as correlate with qualitative recommendations and patient history. The voluminous forms of un...

Blockchains are a new data structure that is secure, cryptography-based, and distributed across a network. The technology supports cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and the transfer of any data or digital asset. Spearheaded by Bitcoin, blockchains achieve consensus among distributed nodes, allowing the transfer of digital goods without the need for...

As the proliferation of wearable devices increases, newer market applications emerge. The smart home market is an attractive opportunity for employing wearable devices. A nascent market, it is important for smart home and wearable vendors to understand the market potential and prepare for the evolution of the smart home ecosystem. In this report, F...