technology predictions for 2017 | Future timeline
Read technology predictions for 2017, a year that will see the world transform thanks to disruptions in technology that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore some of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
technology forecasts for 2017
- First fish are harvested from Oceansphere, an automated fish farm. 1
- The first UAE nuclear plant is activated 1
- China's fourth generation, 200 megawatt, nuclear reactor becomes operational 1
- Samsung releases foldable smartphone 1
- Robotic chef arms that can cook 2000 different recipes become available for purchase 1
- First fish are harvested from Oceansphere, an automated fish farm 1
- Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 1.7 US dollars1
- India's "Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project" is fully built1
- California's "California High-Speed Rail" is fully built1
- Ethiopia's "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam" is fully built1
- Dubai's "The Falconcity of Wonders" is fully built1
- Egypt's "South Valley Development" is fully built1
- World sales of electric vehicles reaches 46000001
Forecast
In 2017, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- China's fourth generation, 200 megawatt, nuclear reactor becomes operational 1
- The first UAE nuclear plant is activated 1
- Samsung releases foldable smartphone 1
- Robotic chef arms that can cook 2000 different recipes become available for purchase 1
- First fish are harvested from Oceansphere, an automated fish farm 1
- Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 1.7 US dollars 1
- India's "Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project" is fully built 1
- California's "California High-Speed Rail" is fully built 1
- Ethiopia's "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam" is fully built 1
- Dubai's "The Falconcity of Wonders" is fully built 1
- Egypt's "South Valley Development" is fully built 1
- World sales of electric vehicles reaches 4,600,000 1
- Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 6.5 exabytes 1
- Global Internet traffic grows to 110 exabytes 1
Prediction
Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2017 include:
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