McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has identified 12 technologies that could cause large-scale economic disruptions in the future. MGI estimates that the 12 technologies combined could have a potential economic impact between $14 trillion and $33 trillion a year in 2025.
1 Mobile Internet $3.7 - 10.8 trillion
Wieless, small devices, advanced displays and batteries
2 Automation of knowledge work $5.2-6.7 trillion
Artificial intelligence, big data, natural user interfaces
3 Internet of things $2.7-6.2 trillion
low-cost sensors, wireless and near-field comms devices like RFID
4 Cloud $1.7-6.2 trillion
Virtualization, metering, data-center h/w, high-speed networks, SaaS
5 Advanced robotics $1.7-4.5 trillion
Computer vision, sensors, advanced robotic dexterity, sensors
6 Autonomous/near-autonomous vehicles $0.2-1.0 trillion
Artifical intelligence, computer vision, advanced sensors (radar, LiDAR, GPS), m2m comms
7 Next-generation genomics $0.7-1.6 trillion
Advanced DNA sequencing, DNA-synthesis, big data and analytics
8 Energy storage $0.1-0.6 trillion
Battery technologies, pumped hydro/compressed air, advanced materials/nanomaterials
9 3-D printing $0.2-0.6 trillion
Selective laser sintering, fused deposition modeling, stereolithography, direct metal laser sintering
10 Advanced materials $0.2-0.5 trillion
Graphene, carbon nanontubes, nanoparticles, smart materials (piezoelectric materials, memory metals, self-healing materials)
11 Advanced oil and gas exploration and recovery $0.1-0.5 trillion
horizontal drilling, fracking, microseismic monitoring
12 Renewable energy $0.2-0.3 trillion
SolarPV, wind turbines, concentrated solar, hydroelectric and ocean-wave power, geothermal
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