Emerging Tech

Emerging technologies are the new and rapidly growing breakthrough technologies. The main ones are Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, big data, cybersecurity, robotics, virtual reality (VR), immersive technologies (XR) and Quantum computing. There has been a large increase in their impacts recently thanks to breakthroughs in science and technology, and they hold the potential to fundamentally transform the way the economy and society function.

Emerging Tech: Highlighted talks

How low code can help Councils deal with the budget crunch

Richard Boddington, Account Director, Netcall

NI Annual Lecture: The Climate Emergency Demands Bold Leadership and Breakthrough Innovation

Alistair Jinks, Director of Business Services, NI Water

Creating a great UX 'user experience' in the public sector

Lucille Harvey & Jenny Lardh, UX designer and UX researcher, Triad

Emerging tech: Thought Leadership

To pause or to push on: The AI dilemma that will shape our digital future

By Professor Alan Brown, Professor in Digital Economy, Exeter Business School

Which skills do organisations need for emerging tech?

By Zoe Amar, FCIM, Director, Zoe Amar Digital

ChatGPT. What’s all the fuss about?

By Henry Grech-Cini, Senior Consultant, Triad

Web 3.0 and the dark side of community

By Jasmin Fischer, SVP Research and Insights & , Jayson Fittipaldi, US Creative Director, SHARE Creative

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