Deloitte’s 2012 Predictions

Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Predictions,” the 2012 edition. This can be a quick read, or, with its extensive footnotes, a larger project.

Some Standouts:

  • “Big data” powers commerce and advertizing
  • Widespread adoption of the $100 smartphone
  • 3D printing: here, but not there yet
  • MRI and advertizing

Naturally, as a service offered to international corporate culture, it exhibits characteristic blindspots. For instance, it does not consider the implications the successful peer-to-peer online organizing for big data projects. Still, it is well footnoted, so there lots to chew on.

Comments

  1. I would love to hear more about “big data”. It is something I am just starting to get my head around. Dr. Cavoukian mentioned big data and privacy in the talk I attended on Friday, and now I am noticing it mentioned in numerous contexts.

    Where does the data come from? Who is using it? What are the key related issues?