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To understand key technology trends, priorities and predictions for 2023 and beyond, IEEE conducted a global study of technology leaders including chief technology officers, chief information officers and IT directors. You can learn more about what they told us by reading these articles:
Laying the Foundation
for 6G
Laying the Foundation
for 6G
5G is promising faster speeds and higher reliability. The next generation communications standard will need to do all that and more.
Prediction: “6G will primarily be the subject of research and experimentation in 2023, but look for mainstream adoption in the next five years.”
Bala Prasad Peddigari
IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Tiny Machine Learning
Tiny Machine Learning
Smart things come in miniature packages, and that may help us avoid routine, repetitive work in 2023.
Prediction:“Tiny machine learning and 5G technologies will have the greatest positive impact on society in 2023 because they will allow the automatization of many activities in industry.”
Carmelo José Albanez Bastos Filho
IEEE Senior Member
Emerging Tech to Drive
EV Adoption
Emerging Tech to Drive
EV Adoption
Consumers have been slower to embrace EVs, in part because internal combustion engines can be fueled quickly and gas stations are ubiquitous. Better battery technology, more charging stations and improved car design could all contribute to more EVs on the road.
Prediction: “Fully electric, shared on-demand driverless vehicles will have a positive impact on society in 2023 because they will give underserved and diverse communities access to fast and reliable mobility.”
Bilin Aksun-Guvenc
IEEE Member
A Metaverse for Sustainability
A Metaverse for Sustainability
We like to imagine the metaverse as a social technology. But it also has the potential to help mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Prediction:“Metaverse-related technology will be a major contributor to reducing carbon emissions because it allows technologists and engineers to perform simulations in cyberspace, rather than relying on real-world demonstrations that run on traditional energy.”
Daozhuang Lin
IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Consumer Technology Society
Connectivity Leaps Forward
Connectivity Leaps Forward
The number of space satellites has increased rapidly over the past few years. In 2023, they’ll improve rural connectivity and help people get a wider perspective on the world.
Prediction: “Space satellites as a way to bring mobile connectivity to remote areas will be a game-changer because they enable leapfrogging off the need to build very expensive terrestrial infrastructure. They’re also the ultimate virtual private network – ‘VPN’ – for extra-jurisdictional content access.”
Eleanor Watson
IEEE Senior Member
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