IEEE Leaders Reveal Top Three Technology Megatrends Driving the Need to Upskill and Reskill Employees
25 Julio 2024 - 9:46AM
Business Wire
2024 Technology Megatrends predicted to boost
productivity and future-proof the global workforce are Artificial
General Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and
Sustainability
IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization
dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, has released the
2024 Technology Megatrends report, now available for download.
Developed by IEEE Future Directions, the report offers an in-depth
analysis of the top three megatrends, Artificial General
Intelligence (AGI), Digital Transformation, and Sustainability,
evaluating their impact on humanity through technological
advancement, maturity, time to adoption, and real-world market
deployment.
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IEEE report reveals the Technology
Megatrends predicted to boost productivity and future-proof the
global workforce are Artificial General Intelligence, Digital
Transformation, and Sustainability (Graphic: Business Wire)
“These forecasts are crucial for all stakeholders as
technologies are such an integral part of daily life,” said IEEE
Fellow Dejan Milojicic, IEEE Future Directions Committee (FDC), and
HPE Fellow and VP at Hewlett Packard Labs. “Technology megatrends
are deeply intertwined with economic, ecological, and social
megatrends, and they need to be considered with holistic analysis
to ensure societal benefits.”
High-level observations from the IEEE 2024 Technology Megatrends
report:
- Artificial General Intelligence will continue
accelerated growth in assisting humans at work and demanding
ever-increasing sources of energy
- Sustainability of new datacenters with innovative energy
sources will complement shifting workloads across geo-boundaries to
increase decarbonization and water consumption
- Digital Transformation will embrace AR/VR to complement
ensemble technologies with a focus on those that could or may be
automated at scale
The emergence of these technology megatrends necessitates that
industry leaders plan for inevitable shifts in talent needs. This
includes delivering IT support with AI programming, overseeing
sustainability while optimizing for multiple objectives, and
managing operations with human-supervised automation. To achieve
optimal business results, upskilling and reskilling valued
employees is critical to future-proofing the global workforce.
Typically evolving over a timeframe of 20 years or more, a
megatrend drives the progression of multiple factors of worldwide
importance. The report reveals targeted recommendations for
industry, government, academia, and professional organizations, as
well as for investors, C-level executives, developers, and end
users. For example, the report recognizes the importance of
pursuing early regulation of technologies that may cause concern,
and instituting processes and practices against misinformation. The
report also highlights the importance of investing to advance the
application of artificial intelligence sustainably and further
identifies the need for education on technologies that reach deeply
into society.
The IEEE 2024 Technology Megatrends report was developed by a
diverse team of 54 global technology experts bringing perspectives
from the Middle East, Australia, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and
the United States, and across a wide range of expertise from over
47 IEEE technical fields of interest.
“As a working engineer in the fast-moving world of Cloud and AI,
I rely on information from diverse industries to drive innovation
within my company,” said IEEE Senior Member Christine Miyachi,
chair, IEEE FDC, and Senior Software Engineering Manager,
Microsoft, Cloud+AI Division. “The Megatrends report delves into
long-term trends that impact various facets of humanity, providing
teams with inspiring ideas and the opportunity to create previously
unexplored applications. We eagerly anticipate incorporating
insights from this report into our next innovation cycle.”
“The IEEE Megatrends report provides insight into global trends
encompassing multiple technologies. Seeing the connection between
different technologies provides an interesting insight for future
innovation,” added IEEE Senior Member Nita Patel, past-President of
the IEEE Computer Society, and Vice President, Engineering at Otis.
“As an engineering manager responsible for delivering impactful
technology in a fast-moving, complex environment, I appreciate how
the report connects technological, economic, social, and ecological
factors affecting the type, pace, and areas of technological
development.”
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