Lifestyles

WHAT'S NEXT?: Digital lifestyles are on the rise around the world and AR and VR will likely see us all using wearables, head-mounted displays and smartphones in almost everything we do. And, most of us will be living in cities too with full amenities close by.

[New] Digital business, led by projects with a short Time to Value, will get more money and board level attention going into 2021.
[New] Digital wallets are valued between $250 and $1,900 per user today but could scale to $20,000 per user, representing a $4.6 trillion opportunity in the US by 2025.
[New] Artificial Intelligence will transform the pharmaceutical industry in the coming years by delivering productivity improvements and efficiencies across the entire pharma value chain.
[New] After 2021's shifts in company operations and consumer behavior, organizations will emerge from the pandemic digitally transformed, at least at a foundational level.
[New] Digital business, led by projects with a short time-to-value, will get more money and board level attention going into 2021.
[New] The growth of e-commerce at the expense of store-based retail will only continue even as stores reopen in 2021, as consumers increasingly embrace the digital tools that can now make e-commerce not only more convenient but also more entertaining than shopping in-stores.
[New] Within five years, more than half of leaders in the manufacturing and utilities sector expect artificial intelligence to be controlling high-value assets such as industrial plants, equipment, and machines.
[New] Democracy can no longer be taken for granted at home, but its role in projecting American leadership and values abroad should remain a top Biden priority.
[New] We will see interesting value propositions from AI and mobility technology startups related to continue through 2021 supported by people and autonomous deliveries of parcels, parcels and even groceries to households and businesses.
[New] We will see interesting value propositions from AI and mobility tech startups continue into 2021, related to human-assisted and autonomous deliveries for parcels, packages, and even food to homes and businesses.
[New] Unilever has unveiled new commitments aimed at building a more equitable and inclusive society by vowing to ensure the people across its value chain earn at least a living wage by 2030 and spending €2 billion annually with suppliers consisting of under-represented groups by 2025.
[New] As unfavorable views of China continue to persist in the United States and bilateral conflicts remain front and center, U.S. allies will be expected to work with Washington to counter the troubling aspects of China's behavior in the years to come.
[New] The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has stated that some 45% of global annual emissions will only be tackled through transitioning to close-loop value chains, shifting food systems, scaling up emerging innovations and implementing carbon capture and storage.
[New] The new Presidency of Joe Biden has a chance to reassert US commitments to the values and institutions of multilateralism; there is no other way for humanity to overcome the dangers posed by pandemics, climate change and the risk of nuclear war.
[New] Implementing digital thread across the value chain, taking a human-first approach, uniting the best of IT and OT solutions, and leveraging prescriptive analytics will be key to success in 2021's digital world and in the post-pandemic future.
[New] Record-breaking holiday shopping will result in increased returns during the first part of the year, and more households will continue using online platforms for key purchases as physical retail remains shuttered.
[New] China is not just expected to enjoy a positive GDP growth rate in 2020 but should also see its lead over many developed economies grow over the next five years.
[New] In 2021, we will see enterprises seeking new kinds of solutions such as storage-class memory and memory virtualization to further unlock the value of AI and exploding volumes of data.
[New] With data sovereignty laws garnering greater momentum globally, the opt in of sharing data will require corporations to share the commercial value gained by using an individual's data in order to get users to agree to share their information.
[New] The TVT registry plans to use registry data for public reporting of transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes beginning in 2021, and registry data could be similarly used for TEER in the future.
[New] Indian businesses have the potential to create economic value of about $635 billion by 2030 if they can tap into the shifting preferences of Indians aspiring to a higher standard of living.

Last updated: 28 January 2021

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