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Forecasting the impact of technology on the citizen

Forecasting the impact of technology on the citizen. Tom Wills-Sandford Deputy Director General Intellect. Past Processors Software Storage. Current & Future Software and Services Globalisation Mobility Networks The citizen Market convergence Energy Processors Storage. Drivers.

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Forecasting the impact of technology on the citizen

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  1. Forecasting the impact of technology on the citizen Tom Wills-Sandford Deputy Director General Intellect

  2. Past Processors Software Storage Current & Future Software and Services Globalisation Mobility Networks The citizen Market convergence Energy Processors Storage Drivers

  3. Some priorities for UK • Next generation broadband • Better understanding by government of the knowledge economy • Skills – as never before! • Innovation and government procurement

  4. Predicting the future 2007 • If the technology of the partsis evolving so rapidly, what is the impact of the sum on citizens? • Is there a law that forecasts the impact of technology on the citizen? • Moore’s law drove engineers. Would a ‘technology impact’ law help drive our industry?` • Past • Moore’s, Wirth’s and Kryder’s ‘laws’ (Wirth: Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster)

  5. Outputs Mobility Always on Easier access to services Convergence Outcomes More multi-threading –’constant partial attention’ Wider & thinner social networks More visual Media producers and not consumers Predicting the future – outputs and outcomes

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