Impact of Technology 2022 - IEEE Transmitter

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src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tech.png" alt="Tech" /></p> <p class="in">IN</p> <p class="img2"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/year.png" alt="2022" /></p> <p class="yellow">AND BEYOND</p> </div> <div class="content-area"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Time and time again technology rises to meet the biggest challenges of society. The innovators and technologists that bring new ideas to life serve as catalysts of positive global change. To understand key technology trends, priorities and predictions for 2022 and beyond, IEEE conducted a global study of technology leaders including chief technology officers, chief information officers and IT directors.</span> Find out what they told us.</p> <p class="align-center"><a href="#" class="button scroll-down"><i class="fa fa-chevron-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Scroll Down</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-1" data-index="1" data-anchor="section-1" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-1" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" data-target="2" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-1"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 1</span></a> <span class="slide-no">1/12</span> Which will be the most important technology in 2022?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p>AI and machine learning, cloud computing and 5G are the three technologies respondents were most likely to cite as the most important in 2022.</p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/shally-gupta/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shally-Gupta-1-e1622752989451-200x200.jpeg" alt="Shally Gupta headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Shally Gupta </span> IEEE Graduate Student Member </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“AI is working all around us. It has entered into almost every sector to enable its growth. The AI industry will continue to proliferate. In turn, it will continue to drive massive innovation that will fuel many existing industries.” <span>Meet Shally</span></p> </div> </a> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_0_content_blocks_2_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_0_content_blocks_2_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; }</style> <script type="module"> jQuery ( document ).ready( function ( $ ){ function isSmallChart(){ return $(window).width() <= 768; } Highcharts.chart('sections_0_content_blocks_2_chart_data', { chart: { backgroundColor: 'transparent', type: 'variablepie' }, credits: { enabled: false }, plotOptions: { variablepie: { allowPointSelect: true, cursor: 'pointer', depth: 35, dataLabels: { enabled: !isSmallChart() }, showInLegend: isSmallChart() } }, legend: { enabled: isSmallChart(), align: 'center', layout: 'vertical', verticalAlign: 'bottom', itemMarginTop: 10, //floating: true, itemStyle: { fontSize: '16px', textOverflow: "clip", color: '#ffffff', }, labelFormatter: function () { return '<span style="color:'+this.color+'">' + this.name + '</span>' + '<br />' + Math.floor(this.y) + '%'; } }, title: { text: '' }, tooltip: { headerFormat: '', useHTML: true, backgroundColor: '#000000', pointFormat: '<span style="color:{point.color}" class="pie-title">{point.name} <b>{point.y}%</b></span><br/>' + '{point.image}' + '<span class="pie-label-text">{point.blurb}</span>' }, series: [{ minPointSize: 10, innerSize: '30%', zMin: 0, name: 'results', dataLabels: { format: '<span style="color:{point.color}">{point.name}</span><br/>' + '<b>{point.y}%</b>', useHTML: false, alignTo: 'connectors', color: '#ffffff', //allowOverlap: true, //crop: false, overflow: "visible", reserveSpace: false, style: { fontSize: "16px", textOverflow: 'clip', textOutline: 'none', } }, data: [ { name: "AI and Machine Learning", y: 21, z: 11 , color: '#F4A321' } , { name: "Cloud Computing", y: 20, z: 11 , color: '#FBD413' } , { name: "5G", y: 17, z: 10 , color: '#7DBF1C' } , { name: "Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR\/VR)", y: 9, z: 8 , color: '#B262AB' } , { name: "Predictive AI", y: 7, z: 6 , color: '#309AA9' } , { name: "Other", y: 25, z: 12 , color: '#35B2E2' } ] }] }); }); </script> </div> </div> <div id="bg-2" data-index="2" data-anchor="section-2" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-2" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="1"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="3" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-2"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 2</span></a> <span class="slide-no">2/12</span> Which technologies did you accelerate adopting in 2021 due to the pandemic?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p>Technology leaders surveyed said that because of the global pandemic, in 2021 they accelerated the adoption of cloud computing, AI and machine learning, 5G and augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR). So it’s not surprising there is overwhelming agreement that AI will drive the majority of innovation across nearly every industry sector in the next 1-5 years.</p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/tom-coughlin/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tom-coughlin-200x200.jpg" alt="Tom Coughlin"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Tom Coughlin </span> 2024 IEEE President </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“Cloud computing has had a huge boost due to remote work as well as accelerated trends in digital transformation.” <span>Meet Tom</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <table class="dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-w-100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">60%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Cloud Computing</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">51%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">AI and Machine Learning</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">46%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">5G</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">31%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Augmented reality, Virtual reality and Mixed Reality (AR/VR/MR)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">28%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Blockchain</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">25%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Teleconferencing</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">25%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">IoT</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">23%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Robotics</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">18%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Predictive AI</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">15%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Edge Computing</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">15%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Biometrics</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">15%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Quantum computing</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">12%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">3D Printing</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">38%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Other</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div> <div class="description"> <p><strong>AI will drive the majority of innovation across nearly every industry sector in the next 1-5 years.</strong></p> </div> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_1_content_blocks_4_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_1_content_blocks_4_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; }</style> <script type="module"> jQuery ( document ).ready( function ( $ ){ function isSmallChart(){ return $(window).width() <= 768; } Highcharts.chart('sections_1_content_blocks_4_chart_data', { chart: { backgroundColor: 'transparent', type: 'variablepie' }, credits: { enabled: false }, plotOptions: { variablepie: { allowPointSelect: true, cursor: 'pointer', depth: 35, dataLabels: { enabled: !isSmallChart() }, showInLegend: isSmallChart() } }, legend: { enabled: isSmallChart(), align: 'center', layout: 'vertical', verticalAlign: 'bottom', itemMarginTop: 10, //floating: true, itemStyle: { fontSize: '16px', textOverflow: "clip", color: '#ffffff', }, labelFormatter: function () { return '<span style="color:'+this.color+'">' + this.name + '</span>' + '<br />' + Math.floor(this.y) + '%'; } }, title: { text: '' }, tooltip: { headerFormat: '', useHTML: true, backgroundColor: '#000000', pointFormat: '<span style="color:{point.color}" class="pie-title">{point.name} <b>{point.y}%</b></span><br/>' + '{point.image}' + '<span class="pie-label-text">{point.blurb}</span>' }, series: [{ minPointSize: 10, innerSize: '30%', zMin: 0, name: 'results', dataLabels: { format: '<span style="color:{point.color}">{point.name}</span><br/>' + '<b>{point.y}%</b>', useHTML: false, alignTo: 'connectors', color: '#ffffff', //allowOverlap: true, //crop: false, overflow: "visible", reserveSpace: false, style: { fontSize: "16px", textOverflow: 'clip', textOutline: 'none', } }, data: [ { name: "Strongly agree", y: 66, z: 12 , color: '#F4A321' } , { name: "Somewhat agree", y: 29, z: 10 , color: '#FBD413' } , { name: "Somewhat disagree", y: 3, z: 8 , color: '#7DBF1C' } , { name: "Strongly disagree", y: 1, z: 8 , color: '#B262AB' } ] }] }); }); </script> <div class="description"> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: .9em;">*Due to rounding, numbers may appear to not add up to 100%</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-3" data-index="3" data-anchor="section-3" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-3" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="2"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="4" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-3"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 3</span></a> <span class="slide-no">3/12</span> In what ways is your company using AR or VR for business?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p>AR/VR/MR tech adoption accelerated in 2021 and those surveyed say it is being used in their business for data visualization and manipulation in 3D, teleportation — virtual meetings and 3D conferences, employee training and sales gamification.</p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/antonio/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Antonio-E-e1571919145144-200x200.png" alt="Antonio Espingardeiro headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Antonio Espingardeiro </span> IEEE Member, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Information Theory Society, IEEE Computer Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“VR will continue to be used in training settings and simulation scenarios. The most prominent examples are in medical school where students can visualize organs and procedures. Other scenarios involve maintenance procedures. In aviation, assembling and disassembling parts is a complex task VR can serve as a kind of instruction manual.” <span>Meet Antonio</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <table class="dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-w-100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">63%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Data visualization and manipulation in 3D</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">51%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Teleportation – virtual meetings and 3D conferences</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">49%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Employee training</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">35%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Sales gamification</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">3%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Other</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight: bold;">11%</td> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Not using AR or VR</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-4" data-index="4" data-anchor="section-4" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-4" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="3"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="5" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-4"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 4</span></a> <span class="slide-no">4/12</span> Which areas will 5G benefit the most in the next year?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When asked which areas 5G will benefit most in the next year, technology leaders said </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">telemedicine, including remote surgery and health record transmissions, remote learning and education, personal and professional day-to-day communications and manufacturing and assembly, among others. </span></p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/filipe-torres/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Filipe-Torres-200x200.png" alt="Filipe Torres headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Filipe Torres </span> IEEE Member, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE Aerospace Electronic Systems Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“5G will allow more and more connections between people. It will allow for more accessibility, speed and reliability on the network. It will include people who don't have as much access today. It will allow better use of other technologies in parallel such as blockchain, IoT, data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. It will mainly allow us to be able to use an amount of data and processing much higher than the capacity we have today.” <span>Meet Filipe</span></p> </div> </a> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_3_content_blocks_2_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_3_content_blocks_2_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; }</style> <script type="module"> jQuery ( document ).ready( function ( $ ){ function isSmallChart(){ return $(window).width() <= 768; } Highcharts.chart('sections_3_content_blocks_2_chart_data', { chart: { backgroundColor: 'transparent', type: 'variablepie' }, credits: { enabled: false }, plotOptions: { variablepie: { allowPointSelect: true, cursor: 'pointer', depth: 35, dataLabels: { enabled: !isSmallChart() }, showInLegend: isSmallChart() } }, legend: { enabled: isSmallChart(), align: 'center', layout: 'vertical', verticalAlign: 'bottom', itemMarginTop: 10, //floating: true, itemStyle: { fontSize: '16px', textOverflow: "clip", color: '#ffffff', }, labelFormatter: function () { return '<span style="color:'+this.color+'">' + this.name + '</span>' + '<br />' + Math.floor(this.y) + '%'; } }, title: { text: '' }, tooltip: { headerFormat: '', useHTML: true, backgroundColor: '#000000', pointFormat: '<span style="color:{point.color}" class="pie-title">{point.name} <b>{point.y}%</b></span><br/>' + '{point.image}' + '<span class="pie-label-text">{point.blurb}</span>' }, series: [{ minPointSize: 10, innerSize: '30%', zMin: 0, name: 'results', dataLabels: { format: '<span style="color:{point.color}">{point.name}</span><br/>' + '<b>{point.y}%</b>', useHTML: false, alignTo: 'connectors', color: '#ffffff', //allowOverlap: true, //crop: false, overflow: "visible", reserveSpace: false, style: { fontSize: "16px", textOverflow: 'clip', textOutline: 'none', } }, data: [ { name: "Telemedicine, including remote surgery, health record transmissions", y: 24, z: 12 , color: '#F4A321' } , { name: "Remote learning and education", y: 20, z: 10 , color: '#FBD413' } , { name: "Personal and professional day-to-day communications", y: 15, z: 10 , color: '#7DBF1C' } , { name: "Entertainment, sports and live event streaming", y: 14, z: 10 , color: '#B262AB' } , { name: "Manufacturing\/assembly", y: 13, z: 10 , color: '#309AA9' } , { name: "Transportation and traffic control", y: 7, z: 9 , color: '#35B2E2' } , { name: "Other", y: 8, z: 9 , color: '#CCCCCC' } ] }] }); }); </script> <div class="description"> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: .9em;">*Due to rounding, numbers may appear to not add up to 100%</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-5" data-index="5" data-anchor="section-5" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-5" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="4"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="6" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-5"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 5</span></a> <span class="slide-no">5/12</span> Which industry sector will be most impacted by technology in 2022?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Technology leaders surveyed cited manufacturing, financial services, healthcare and energy as industry sectors that will be most impacted by technology in the year ahead. As compared to the beginning of 2021, a majority of technology leaders agreed that implementing smart building technologies that benefit sustainability, decarbonization and energy savings has become a top priority for their organization. </span></p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/paul-kostek/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Paul-Kostek-183x200.png" alt="Paul Kostek headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Paul Kostek </span> IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“Financial technology will provide more people with access to banking services and the ability to invest. Along with virtual funds like Bitcoin and Etherium, people will be able to gain greater control over their financial lives. In the energy sector, we can look forward to the continued development of green tech. Wind, solar and microgrids will provide reliable power while providing means to limit impact of climate change. In healthcare, we'll see an expansion of the use of telehealth, robotic surgery and wearables.” <span>Meet Paul</span></p> </div> </a> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_4_content_blocks_2_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_4_content_blocks_2_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; }</style> <script type="module"> jQuery ( document ).ready( function ( $ ){ function isSmallChart(){ return $(window).width() <= 768; } Highcharts.chart('sections_4_content_blocks_2_chart_data', { chart: { backgroundColor: 'transparent', type: 'variablepie' }, credits: { enabled: false }, plotOptions: { variablepie: { allowPointSelect: true, cursor: 'pointer', depth: 35, dataLabels: { enabled: !isSmallChart() }, showInLegend: isSmallChart() } }, legend: { enabled: isSmallChart(), align: 'center', layout: 'vertical', verticalAlign: 'bottom', itemMarginTop: 10, //floating: true, itemStyle: { fontSize: '16px', textOverflow: "clip", color: '#ffffff', }, labelFormatter: function () { return '<span style="color:'+this.color+'">' + this.name + '</span>' + '<br />' + Math.floor(this.y) + '%'; 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}); </script> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <p><strong>As compared to the beginning of 2021, implementing smart building technologies that benefit sustainability, decarbonization and energy savings has become a top priority for my organization. </strong></p> </div> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_4_content_blocks_4_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_4_content_blocks_4_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; }</style> <script type="module"> jQuery ( document ).ready( function ( $ ){ function isSmallChart(){ return $(window).width() <= 768; } Highcharts.chart('sections_4_content_blocks_4_chart_data', { chart: { backgroundColor: 'transparent', type: 'variablepie' }, credits: { enabled: false }, plotOptions: { variablepie: { allowPointSelect: true, cursor: 'pointer', depth: 35, dataLabels: { enabled: !isSmallChart() }, showInLegend: isSmallChart() } }, legend: { enabled: isSmallChart(), align: 'center', layout: 'vertical', verticalAlign: 'bottom', itemMarginTop: 10, //floating: true, itemStyle: { fontSize: '16px', textOverflow: "clip", color: '#ffffff', }, labelFormatter: function () { return '<span style="color:'+this.color+'">' + this.name + '</span>' + '<br />' + Math.floor(this.y) + '%'; 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font-size: .9em;">*Due to rounding, numbers may appear to not add up to 100%</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-6" data-index="6" data-anchor="section-6" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-6" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="5"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="7" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-6"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 6</span></a> <span class="slide-no">6/12</span> How are COVID-19 and hybrid work impacting technology?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the impact of COVID-19 varies globally and hybrid work continues, technology leaders universally agree their team is working more closely than ever before with Human Resources to implement workplace technologies and apps for office check-in, space usage data, health protocols and more. </span></p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/jackie-adams/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jackie-Adams-1-200x200.jpg" alt="Jacquelyn Adams headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Jacquelyn Adams </span> IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Education Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“Workforces are looking to leadership to provide more strategic insights and clearer communications as we deal with the impact of the pandemic and lay out plans for the business future. ” <span>Meet Jacquelyn</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <p><strong>My team is working more closely than ever before with my company’s Human Resources team to implement workplace technologies and apps for office check-in, space usage data and analytics, COVID and health protocols, employee productivity, engagement and mental health.</strong></p> </div> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_5_content_blocks_3_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_5_content_blocks_3_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; 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}); </script> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <p><strong>Challenges technology leaders see in 2022 range from maintaining strong cybersecurity for a hybrid workforce and recruiting technologists to planning for the future and the technologies their company will need post-pandemic. </strong></p> <table class="dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-w-100% mobile-layout"> <thead> <tr> <td></td> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #f4a321;">Very challenging</span></th> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #7dbf1c;">Somewhat challenging</span></th> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #fbd413;">Only a little challenging</span></th> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #b262ab;">Not challenging at all</span></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Maintaining strong cybersecurity for a hybrid workforce — remote and in-office workers</th> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Very challenging">40%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat challenging">43%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Only a little challenging">15%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Not challenging at all">2%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Recruiting technologists and filling open tech positions</th> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Very challenging">34%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat challenging">39%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Only a little challenging">19%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Not challenging at all">8%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Managing return-to-office health and safety protocols, software, apps and data</th> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Very challenging">29%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat challenging">44%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Only a little challenging">22%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Not challenging at all">5%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Determining what technologies are needed for my company in the post-pandemic future</th> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Very challenging">29%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat challenging">39%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Only a little challenging">26%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Not challenging at all">6%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-7" data-index="7" data-anchor="section-7" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-7" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="6"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="8" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-7"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 7</span></a> <span class="slide-no">7/12</span> How much did the number of devices connected to your business increase as a result of the shift to hybrid work and the pandemic?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a result of the shift to hybrid work and the pandemic, for more than half of technology leaders surveyed, the number of devices connected to their businesses that they need to track and manage such as smartphones, tablets, sensors, robots, vehicles, drones, etc., increased as much as 1.5 times, while for 42% of those surveyed the number of devices increased even more than 1.5 times. </span></p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/jelena/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Jelena-kovacevic-200x200.jpg" alt="Jelena Kovačević"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Jelena Kovačević </span> IEEE Fellow, IEEE Signal Processing and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“With many devices comes greater data security risk, so organizations may want to invest in more cybersecurity infrastructure, including potentially reskilling or hiring new professionals to ensure devices being used both inside and outside a company’s network are appropriately protected. Additionally, more devices means greater demand on local electricity and wireless network capacity. So beyond individual companies and organizations, there is a need to invest more in power and wireless infrastructure to support hybrid work. ” <span>Meet Jelena</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <p><b>Increase in the number of devices connected to their business — that technology leaders need to track and manage — as a result of the shift to hybrid work and the pandemic (smartphones, tablets, sensors, robots, vehicles, drones, etc.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></p> </div> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_6_content_blocks_3_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_6_content_blocks_3_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; }</style> <script type="module"> jQuery ( document ).ready( function ( $ ){ function isSmallChart(){ return $(window).width() <= 768; } Highcharts.chart('sections_6_content_blocks_3_chart_data', { chart: { backgroundColor: 'transparent', type: 'variablepie' }, credits: { enabled: false }, plotOptions: { variablepie: { allowPointSelect: true, cursor: 'pointer', depth: 35, dataLabels: { enabled: !isSmallChart() }, showInLegend: isSmallChart() } }, legend: { enabled: isSmallChart(), align: 'center', layout: 'vertical', verticalAlign: 'bottom', itemMarginTop: 10, //floating: true, itemStyle: { fontSize: '16px', textOverflow: "clip", color: '#ffffff', }, labelFormatter: function () { return '<span style="color:'+this.color+'">' + this.name + '</span>' + '<br />' + Math.floor(this.y) + '%'; } }, title: { text: '' }, tooltip: { headerFormat: '', useHTML: true, backgroundColor: '#000000', pointFormat: '<span style="color:{point.color}" class="pie-title">{point.name} <b>{point.y}%</b></span><br/>' + '{point.image}' + '<span class="pie-label-text">{point.blurb}</span>' }, series: [{ minPointSize: 10, innerSize: '30%', zMin: 0, name: 'results', dataLabels: { format: '<span style="color:{point.color}">{point.name}</span><br/>' + '<b>{point.y}%</b>', useHTML: false, alignTo: 'connectors', color: '#ffffff', //allowOverlap: true, //crop: false, overflow: "visible", reserveSpace: false, style: { fontSize: "16px", textOverflow: 'clip', textOutline: 'none', } }, data: [ { name: "Increased by 1-50% (up to 1.5x the number of devices)", y: 51, z: 12 , color: '#F4A321' } , { name: "Increased by 51-100% (up to 2x the number of devices, or double)", y: 38, z: 10 , color: '#FBD413' } , { name: "Stayed the same or decreased (0% or less)", y: 6, z: 8 , color: '#7DBF1C' } , { name: "Increased by more than 100% (more than 2x, or more than double)", y: 4, z: 6 , color: '#B262AB' } ] }] }); }); </script> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <p>Nearly half of technology leaders agree that the number of devices connected to their company’s business will grow so significantly and rapidly in 2022 that it will be unmanageable.</p> <p><b>I expect the number of devices connected to my company’s business to grow so significantly and rapidly in 2022 that it will be unmanageable. 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Over the next decade, a majority agree that half or more of what they do will be enhanced by robots. Where robots will provide the most benefit to humanity is in manufacturing and assembly, hospital and patient care and earth and space exploration. </span></p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/feng-xu/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/feng-xu-200x200.jpg" alt="Feng Xu"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Feng Xu </span> IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“Robots will help to do dangerous jobs, for example underground, in-water, wild area jobs.” <span>Meet Feng</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <table class="dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-w-100% mobile-layout"> <thead> <tr> <td></td> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #f4a321;">Strongly agree</span></th> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #7dbf1c;">Somewhat agree</span></th> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #fbd413;">Somewhat disagree</span></th> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #b262ab;">Strongly disagree</span></th> <th class="dcf-txt-center" scope="col"><span style="color: #309aa9;">Don’t know</span></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">In the next 10 years 50% or more of what I do will be enhanced by robots</th> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Strongly agree">45%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat agree">33%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Somewhat disagree">13%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Strongly disagree">6%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #309aa9;" data-label="Don't know">3%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">In the next five years 25% of what I do will be enhanced by robots</th> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Strongly agree">41%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat agree">40%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Somewhat disagree">11%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Strongly disagree">6%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #309aa9;" data-label="Don't know">2%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">In the next five years robots will be deployed across my organization to enhance nearly every business function from sales and HR to marketing and IT</th> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Strongly agree">37%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat agree">40%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Somewhat disagree">13%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Strongly disagree">7%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #309aa9;" data-label="Don't know">3%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">In the next year I will work side-by-side with a robot</th> <td style="color: #f4a321;" data-label="Strongly agree">32%</td> <td style="color: #7dbf1c;" data-label="Somewhat agree">27%</td> <td style="color: #fbd413;" data-label="Somewhat disagree">20%</td> <td style="color: #b262ab;" data-label="Strongly disagree">18%</td> <td class="dcf-txt-center" style="color: #309aa9;" data-label="Don't know">3%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/marina-ruggieri/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Marina-Ruggieri@2x-200x200.jpg" alt="Marina Ruggieri headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Marina Ruggieri </span> IEEE Fellow, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“Our acceptance of being on a team with a robot is a pillar of human-robot cooperation, it has enormous potential to meet the needs of society and to help save our planet.” <span>Meet Marina</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><b>Deployment of robots that would benefit humanity the most</b></p> </div> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_7_content_blocks_5_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_7_content_blocks_5_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; 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That is the latest trend in robotics.” <span>Meet Antonio</span></p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div id="bg-9" data-index="9" data-anchor="section-9" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-9" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="8"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="10" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-9"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 9</span></a> <span class="slide-no">9/12</span> Which are your top two concerns when it comes to the cybersecurity of your organization?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p>The cybersecurity concerns most likely to be in technology leaders’ top two are issues related to the mobile and hybrid workforce including employees using their own devices and cloud vulnerability. Additional concerns include data center vulnerability, a coordinated attack on their network and a ransomware attack.</p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/mauricio-salles/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Mauricio_Salles.jpg" alt="Mauricio Salles"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Mauricio Salles </span> IEEE Member, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Power Electronics Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“Data centers are using local power generation as a backup from the grid, however they are still vulnerable considering communication links. New communications directly to satellites could have a good impact on keeping the links working.” <span>Meet Mauricio</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <table class="dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-w-100%" style="height: 273px;" width="767"> <tbody> <tr> <th>39%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Security issues related to the mobile and hybrid workforce / employees using their own devices</td> </tr> <tr> <th>35%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Cloud vulnerability</td> </tr> <tr> <th>27%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Data center vulnerability</td> </tr> <tr> <th>26%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">A coordinated attack on your network</td> </tr> <tr> <th>25%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Ransomware attack</td> </tr> <tr> <th>19%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Lack of investment in security solutions</td> </tr> <tr> <th>12%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Insider threats</td> </tr> <tr> <th>10%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Disparate or out of date technology</td> </tr> <tr> <th>3%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">None of these</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-10" data-index="10" data-anchor="section-10" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-10" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="9"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="11" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-10"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 10</span></a> <span class="slide-no">10/12</span> How does your company currently use or plan to use drones, if at all, as part of its business model in the next five years?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Notably, a majority of technology leaders surveyed currently use or in the next five years plan to use drones for security, surveillance or threat prevention as part of their business model. </span></p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/jorge-soares/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jorge-Soares-200x200.jpg" alt="Jorge Soares headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Jorge Soares </span> IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“In the near term, drones will primarily be used for surveying, security as well as recreational and assorted entertainment (news, filmmaking, air shows). While there are some pioneering projects in drone-assisted delivery, endurance, capacity, and safety restrictions will likely mean we'll have to wait a little bit longer before having fully autonomous assistance drones deployed at scale.” <span>Meet Jorge</span></p> </div> </a> <div class="description"> <table class="dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">59%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Security, surveillance, or threat prevention</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">41%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Customer deliveries</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">31%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Middle mile — intra-company deliveries</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">No plans to use</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5%</th> <td style="text-align: left!important;">Not sure</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bg-11" data-index="11" data-anchor="section-11" class="section-page"> <div class="page-content"> <div id="bg-mobile-11" class="mobile-img"></div> <div class="subpage-nav"> <a href="#" class="prev-page" data-target="10"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Previous Section</span></a> <a href="#" data-target="12" class="next-page"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Next Section</span></a> <ul> <li> <a id="#section-11"><span class="screen-reader-text">Section 11</span></a> <span class="slide-no">11/12</span> Compared to a year ago, do you believe your company is better prepared to respond to a potentially catastrophic interruption such as a data breach or natural disaster?</li> </ul> </div> <div class="page-content-container"> <div class="description"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The vast majority of those surveyed believe that compared to a year ago, their company is better prepared to respond to a potentially catastrophic interruption such as a data breach or natural disaster, and that COVID-19 accelerated their preparedness. </span></p> <p> </p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/jorge-soares/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jorge-Soares-200x200.jpg" alt="Jorge Soares headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Jorge Soares </span> IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“The forced decentralisation of the workplace resulted in a more resilient organisation, both due to first-order effects like not having staff in one building, and second-order effects like having to adopt security practices that went beyond mere physical perimeter security. ” <span>Meet Jorge</span></p> </div> </a> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="sections_10_content_blocks_2_chart_data"></div> </figure> <style>.highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #sections_10_content_blocks_2_chart_data { margin: 0 auto; 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Respondents were most likely to say that securing machine-to-machine communications was in their top three most important uses for blockchain technology next year, along with shipment tracing and contactless digital transactions, keeping health and medical records secure in the cloud, and securely connecting parties in a specified ecosystem. </span></p> </div> <a href="https://transmitter.ieee.org/author/yiannis-psaras/" class="by"> <div class="img"><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Yiannis-Psaras.jpeg" alt="Yiannis Psaras headshot"/></div> <div class="name"> <span>Yiannis Psaras </span> IEEE Member </div> <div class="blurb"> <p>“Blockchain is a technology that will see tremendous progress. The applications are countless. 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