Hello to everyone kaaa!
I
was feeling so ‘fin’, reading a summary of a book (by summary.com) entitled, ‘The
Industries of the Future’ by Alec Ross.
The
summary states that the author tells us the changes to be expected in the next
10 years. The specific fields that include robotics, cybersecurity, the
commercialization of genomics, the next step for big data and the coming impact
of digital technology on money and markets.
He also stresses that innovation
doesn’t happen in closed environments, and innovative companies will continue
to steer clear of countries with regressive policies on gender.
What should we expect to
see, think, and prepare are:
- Robots will become part of our lives especially to take care of our elderly, arising from Japan as by 2020, the number of the elderly will rise to 29 percent and reach 39 percent by 2050. Toyota built a nursing aide named Robina and we can expect to see more not only in the geriatric care, but also in the labor-intensive work. Two Oxford University professors point out that 47% of American jobs are at high risk for robot takeover, and another 19 percent face a medium level of risk.
- Following the development of genomics, Personal Genome Diagnostics, PGDx, can become our cancer specialist. While it is highly helpful, it could cause concern, leading the creation of ‘designer babies’.New types of health workers will also be seen “who are supported by mobile technologies. Health systems will be decentralized, local and preventative. Primary health care information will be free for every family, zero-rated by governments and mobile operators. There will be vaccines for malaria, cholera and other deadly diseases, and mobile technologies will play a critical role in distributing them to everyone.”
- Bitcoin will become much more common while blockchain-- cryptographic invention will be used to reduce the possibility of fraud.
- More cyberattacks could be seen. Three main types of cyberattacks today identified are: “attacks on a network’s confidentiality, availability and integrity.”
- Big Data stays on and the amount of digital data grows by 50 percent. The value will lie on “our new ability to use that data in real time to make smarter, more efficient decisions.” It should have a crucial role to feed our more populated world “from the combination of big data and agriculture — precision agriculture.”
- Proper use of data will be very important while privacy is to be compromised somehow.
- Leaders have to be open with much less control as “future growth depends on empowering people.”
- Multicultural fluency and foreign language skills as well as scientific language are to be equipped.
I don’t think I can
digest it well enough as the summary has offered ka but have chosen what is
meaningful to me to share with you all na ka.
In 10 years’ time, though
it may take a bit longer for Thailand, how can our Thai kids and the older
generations stay competitive and survive fine ka when our first barrier on
English proficiency is still hard to tackle; when our people are still working
without letting others cross their ‘built boundaries’; when all generations don’t
know much yet how to work together productively thinking beyond ‘authority’, ‘seniority’,
and ‘face’ on some occasions to boost openness, creativity, and innovation; when
our understanding of multicultural sensitivity and diversity has yet to be
created; and when visionary leadership with personal actions aren’t so common
to see!
A decade isn’t so long to
come by kaaaa!
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