Megatrend
Megatrends are trends that have an effect on a global scale. Some of the current megatrends are identical with global threats.[1][2]
Economic implications
Economically, megatrends can be exploited by enterprises to make profit. At least 7 megatrends have been identified by multinational investment and professional services companies:[3][4][5]
- Technological progress, esp. in the internet domain[6]
- Demographic change and social change[7]
- Rapid global urbanization[8]
- Climate change and resource depletion[9]
- Emerging markets[10]
- The impact of deepfakes and other synthetic media[5]
- Microbiomes and synthetic biology[5]
References
- ^ "Five of the world's biggest environmental problems - 11.10.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "AlternAtive Worlds" (PDF). Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
- ^ "Invest in the future with megatrends - BlackRock". BlackRock. December 31, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ PricewaterhouseCoopers (November 22, 2016). "Five Megatrends And Their Implications for Global Defense & Security". PwC. Retrieved July 27, 2020. pdf
- ^ a b c Ernst & Young (June 19, 2020). "Are you reframing your future or is the future reframing you?". EY. Retrieved August 23, 2020. pdf
- ^ "Number of Connected IoT Devices Will Surge to 125 Billion by 2030, IHS Markit Says". IHS Markit Online Newsroom. October 24, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Multimedia Library". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. June 21, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "World Urbanization Prospects - United Nations". Population Division. May 16, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "New Energy Outlook" (PDF). Bloomberg. 2017.
- ^ "The Long View How will the global economic order change by 2050" (PDF). PWC. 2017.