2020 is a key date for science and technology. The first decade of the 21st century is ending and the time has come to reflect on the progress of space exploration, mobility, communications, the detection and treatment of diseases, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence or the energy transition : the key axes on which research and development will be articulated in the coming years.
For Nuria Oliver, Director of Research in Data Sciences at Vodafone and Chief Data Scientist at Data-Pop Alliance, the most determining technology of all is the growing development of artificial intelligence, applied to all areas: autonomous driving, precision medicine , smart energy, social robots …
Every advance that occurs in the next decade will have technology as a transversal axis. From 2020, the focus will be on genetic engineering and editing, nanotechnology and biotechnology, aerospace engineering … For his part, Oliver highlights renewable energy and sustainable transport, which he describes as “absolutely necessary” for the sustainability of the planet.
Companies such as IBM and the Gradiant technology center have also opted for which will be the key technologies for 2020 onwards, especially highlighting those that have to do with data, both in terms of connectivity and speed, as well as in the handling of large amounts of data. data and cybersecurity.
But are not the only ones. For decades, works of fiction have also helped to build the future, imagining dystopian realities based on human needs, hopes, or fears. Films and fiction series have wondered about what will be the most surprising innovations that the future holds. Some predictions may have come closer or closer; other realities that we enjoy today, on the other hand, were hardly imaginable for some.
But the only ones who have the answer are the scientists. Data speed, faster and more sustainable transport, smarter and more efficient machines, big data, cybersecurity … We have kept up to date with current technology and we have compiled the ingenuities, trends and challenges that will characterize the new decade.
