Top Ten Emerging Industries of the Future

Executive Summary—Key Takeaways

Executive Summary—Key Findings on Top 10 Industries

Executive Summary—Key Findings on Top 10 Industries (continued)

Executive Summary—Key Findings on Top 10 Industries (continued)

Executive Summary—Key Findings on Top 10 Industries (continued)

Research Scope

Research Background

Research Methodology: From Macro to Micro Trends

What is an Emerging Industry?

The Benchmarking Process

Benchmarking Process—Emerging Industries Universe Benchmarked for the Study

Benchmarking Process—The Benchmarking Scale

Scoring Matrix: Key Parameters in Identifying Top 10 Industries in 2020—Scores

Scoring Matrix: Key Parameters in Identifying Top 20 Industries in 2020

Benchmarking Top Industries by Commercial Attractiveness

Top Industries by Level of Disruption

Alternative Energy Scorecard

Alternative Energies—Industry Overview

Alternative Energy—Commercial Attractiveness

Alternative Energy—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in Alternative Energy

Trend 1: Wind Power Capacity Forecast

Trend 1: Future of Wind Energy: Case Study: British Petroleum

Trend 2: Nuclear Fusion

Trend 3: Energy Harvesting

Trend 3: Case Study—Pavegen’s Energy Harvesting Tiles

Big Data Analytics Scorecard

Big Data Analytics—Industry Overview

Big Data Analytics Life Cycle

Big Data Analytics—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in Big Data Analytics

Trend 1: Rise of Machines Powered with Intelligence

Trend 2: Sophisticated ICT-Big Data Analytics Convergence Drives Emergence of Next Generation Computing Platforms

Trend 3: Big Data Analytics to Create a Sustainable Environment

Big Data Analytics—New Business Streams

Level of Disruption—Big Data Analytics

Big Data Evolution

Cloud Computing Scorecard

Cloud Computing—Industry Overview

Cloud Computing—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in Cloud Computing

Trend 1: Cloud Robotics—Versatile Applications across Industries

Trend 2: Opportunity Space for Developers

Trend 3: Convergence of Social Defined Network (SDN) and Cloud Computing Resulting in More Cost Effective Models

Cloud Computing—New Business Streams

Level of Disruption—Cloud Computing

Evolution of Cloud Computing

Connected Living Scorecard

Connected Living—Industry Overview

Connected Living—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in Connected Living

Trend 1: Centrally Controlled Connected Homes

Trend 1: Centrally Controlled Connected Homes (continued)

Trend 1: Centrally Controlled Connected Homes (continued)

Trend 2: Mobile Future of Work

Trend 2: Mobile Future of Work (continued)

Trend 2: Mobile Future of Work (continued)

Trend 3: Connected and Wi-Fi Cities of the Future

Trend 3: Connected and Wi-Fi Cities of the Future (continued)

Trend 3: Connected and Wi-Fi Cities of the Future (continued)

Connected Living—New Business Streams

Case Study for Connected Home—AT&T Digital Life Services

Case Study for Connected City—Seoul

Case Study—Cisco Smart Work Centers

Cyber Security Scorecard

Cyber Security—Industry Overview

Cyber Security Key Services

Cyber Security Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in Cyber Security

Trend 1: Regulation—From Laissez Faire to Global Standards?

Trend 1: Current State of Regulation as Measured by the Cyber Security Index

Trend 1: G20 Cyber Security Index

Trend 1: Global Hot Spots—National Infrastructure that Need Cyber Protection

Trend 2: Protection—Technology versus Insurance

Trend 3: Market Players—Strategic Shifts for Competitive Advantage

Cyber Security—New Business Streams

Mobile Robotics Scorecard

Mobile Robotics—Industrial Overview

Mobile Robotics—Personal Applications

Mobile Robotics—Technological Value Chain

Mobile Robotics—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in Mobile Robots

Trend 1—Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Trend 1: Artificial Intelligence—What will the Future be Like?

Trend 2: Unmanned Vehicles—Autonomous Driving

Trend 2: Unmanned Vehicles—Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Trend 2: Unmanned Vehicles—Unmanned Naval Vessels

Trend 3: Autonomous World—Will this be a Game-changer?

Trend 3: Future Autonomous World Applications

Mobile Robotics—New Business Streams

Level of Disruption—Mobile Robotics

Online B2B Market Scorecard

B2B Ecommerce Market—Definition and Scope

Online Retail—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 2 Trends in Online Retailing

Trend 1: Future of Procurement—From Point-to-Point to E-Marketplaces

Trend 2: Types of B2B Business Models

Single Firm e-Procurement—Case Study Siemens Click2Procure

Store Front—Case Study IBM Cross View

Public Marketplaces: Connecting Numerous Suppliers of Goods

Public Marketplaces: Case Study—eBay Motors

Online B2B Hypermarkets—Case Study: Alibaba.com

Online B2B Hypermarkets—Case Study: Alibaba.com (continued)

Online B2B Hypermarkets—Case Study: Alibaba.com (continued)

Online B2B Hypermarkets—Case Study: Alibaba.com (continued)

Online Retail—New Business Streams

Level of Disruption—Online Retail

Urban Logistics Scorecard

Urban Logistics: Industry Overview

Defining Urban Logistics: The Urban Logistics Supply Chain

Urban Logistics—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in Urban Logistics

Trend 1: Future Fleets will become Connected and Smart

Trend 1: Future Fleets will become Connected and Smart (continued)

Trend 2: Distribution will become More Consolidated

Trend 2: Distribution will become More Consolidated (continued)

Trend 3: Transforming to a Hub-and-spoke Logistic Model

Trend 3: Transforming to a Hub-and-spoke Logistic Model (continued)

Urban Logistics—New Business Streams

Level of Disruption—Urban Logistics

Waste to Energy (WtE) Scorecard

WtE—Industry Overview

WtE Process

WtE—Commercial Attractiveness

Total WtE Plant Market—Revenue Forecast by WtE Plant Segments

Total WtE Plant Market—Process Segments

WtE Technologies

WtE—Global Perspective

Top 2 Trends in WtE

Trend 1: New Avenues for Resources—Circular Economy

Trend 1: Circular Economy Business Models

Trend 2: Smart Waste Infrastructure—Digital Management of Infrastructure

3D Printing Scorecard

Industrial Overview—3D Printing

Value Chain of 3D Printing Industry

3D Printing—Commercial Attractiveness

Top 3 Trends in 3D Printing

Trend 1: In-house 3D Printing—Factory Blueprint

Trend 1: In-house 3D Printing—Ford and General Electric

Trend 2: 3D Printing as a Service—Example: Shapeways, Sculpteo

Trend 3: Small Batch Manufacturing and 3D printing

Trend 3: Mass Customization and 3D Printing

3D Printing—New Business Streams

Level of Disruption—3D Printing

Evolution of 3D Printing

Scoring Matrix: Key Parameters in Identifying Top 10 Mature Industries in 2025

Key Industry—Global Information and Communication Technology

Key Industry—Global Pharma and Healthcare

Key Industry—Global Energy and Power

Key Industry—Global Oil and Gas

Key Industry—Global Automotive

Key Industry—Global Chemicals, Materials, and Food

Key Industry—Global Engineering and Construction

Conclusion and Recommendations: Most Attractive Industries

Conclusion and Recommendations: Strategic Recommendations

Industries that did not Make it to the List.

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Definition of Online Retail

Global Retail Market—Bricks versus Clicks

Emerging Clicks Strategies: The Social Media and Apps Platform Have Replaced the Traditional Way Consumers Interact with Products

3D Printing Industry Adoption Map

Key Attributes of 3-D Printing

3-D Printing in Education

What’s Next? 4D Printing

Mega Trends Influencing Urban Logistics—High Speed Rail

Mega Trends Influencing Urban Logistics—Augmented Reality

Global Hot Spots—National Infrastructure that Need Cyber Protection

Country Market Attractiveness Map

Solar PhotoVoltaic (PV) Energy Outlook

Future of Resources—Redrawing the Resource Map

Overview and Introduction—Examples of New Business Models

Personalization and Customization

Value for Many Business Models