These five key emerging technologies will be the key to future corporate profits.

According to the research and consultancy Gartner's Report on the Development Cycle of Emerging Technologies in 2019 (Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2019), the 29 technologies that must be observed are summarized into 5 major emerging technology trends, which are expected to create and provide new experiences ...

Gartner said that technological innovation capability has become a key competitive advantage. As the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, breakthrough technologies continue to challenge the market. Even the most innovative business and technological decision makers must work very hard to keep up with the trend. Science and technology innovation managers should use the innovation outline mentioned in the report on the development cycle of emerging technologies to evaluate the potential business opportunities of emerging technologies.

Sensing and mobility

In a machine that combines sensing technology and artificial intelligence, in addition to a better understanding of the surrounding environment, it also has sufficient mobility and the ability to control objects. For the Internet of Things (IoT) and the large amount of data it collects, sensing technology is an indispensable element, and machines with artificial intelligence can obtain diversified insights and apply these information in various situations.

For example, using AR cloud in the next 10 years will be able to draw 3D world maps, create new interactive modes, further promote new business models, and enable enterprises to profit from physical space. Enterprises that expect to benefit from sensing and mobile functions should consider the following technologies, including 3D sensing cameras, AR clouds, light cargo transport unmanned aerial vehicles, flying autonomous vehicle, and Level 4 and Level 5 autopilot technologies.

Expand human capabilities

Expanding human capabilities is to enhance people's perception and physical ability and become an indispensable part of the human body through the development of technology to expand human capabilities. For example, to build artificial limbs with special functions, to exceed the physical limit of human nature and to provide superhuman capabilities. Emerging technologies that focus on expanding human capabilities include biochip, personification, augmented intelligence, emotional AI, immersive workspace, and biotechnology (artificial tissue culture).

Postclassical computing and communication

Gartner pointed out that for decades, traditional core computing, communication and integration technologies have made significant progress by improving traditional architectures. As Moore's Law predicts, the central processing unit (CPU) is getting faster and faster, with higher memory density and increasing throughput. These technologies will adopt a completely different architecture in future generations. They not only have brand-new methods, but also can bring great influence through gradual improvement.

For example, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites can provide low-latency Internet connectivity throughout the world. This constellation of small satellites will be able to provide networking services to households currently unable to connect (48% of the world) in the future, bringing new opportunities for economic growth to countries and regions that were unable to provide such services in the past. However, the number of satellites is still relatively small at present, and this technology is still in its early stages of development, but it may have a significant impact on society and commerce in the next few years. In this field, the technologies that enterprises should evaluate include 5G, next generation memory, low Earth orbit satellite system and nano-scale 3D printing.

Digital ecosystem

The so-called digital ecosystem is a group of interdependent participants (enterprises, people and objects) sharing digital platforms with each other to achieve mutual benefits. Digitalization has caused the traditional value chain to disintegrate, creating a stronger, more flexible and resilient value transmission network, which is constantly evolving to create better new products and services. In this field, the key technologies that enterprises can consider include DigitalOps, knowledge graph, synthetic data, decentralized web, and Decentralized Autonomous Organization, all of which are promising technologies in the future.

Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Analysis Technology

Advanced analysis technology usually uses advanced technologies and tools other than traditional business intelligence (BI) to view data and content automatically or semi-automatically. Due to high delay sensitivity (e.g. automatic navigation), vulnerability to network interruption (e.g. remote monitoring, natural language processing NLP, face recognition), and data intensive (e.g. film analysis), the proportion of edge artificial intelligence has gradually increased.

Gartner said that relevant technologies worth tracing include adaptive machine learning (ML), edge artificial intelligence, edge analysis, interpretable artificial intelligence (AI), AI platform as a service (AI PaaS), transfer learning, generativeadversarial network and graph analytics.

Finally, Gartner pointed out that the focus of the report on the development cycle of emerging technologies will be readjusted in 2019 to introduce new technologies not mentioned in previous reports. Although this means that most of the technologies mentioned in the 2018 report on the development cycle of emerging technologies must be eliminated, it does not mean that they are no longer important. The emerging technology development cycle report integrates more than 2,000 technologies, extracts unique insights, and presents 29 emerging technologies and trends in a refined manner. The development cycle report focuses on technology combinations that have the potential to provide enterprises with great competitive advantages in the next 5-10 years.