Emerging technologies can offer the edge organisations need to stay ahead of their competitors. However, cutting edge innovations are vast and varied.

Consequently, it only makes sense to approach emerging technologies while looking at potential use cases, impacts, and strategic approaches. Leaders must understand the profound impact these technologies could have on their respective industries.

The following are just a few of the emerging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize organisations in various sectors.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are already having a significant impact on the world. Financial service organisations now depend on it for customer service and to make better decisions.

Healthcare and manufacturing also use these emerging technologies to increase operational efficiencies and reduce expenses.

Quantum Computing

Quantum computing is poised to transform many fields soon. While it is still considered in development, creators are already exploring the potential in many areas. This includes cryptography for improved data security.

Additional uses include researching and discovering new materials as well as performing extremely complex system simulations that are impossible today.

Renewable Energy Technologies

Renewable energy is at the forefront of innovation, because of the global shift towards sustainability. As a result, emerging technologies in solar, wind energy, and battery storage systems can help many organisations. Examples include the transportation and manufacturing sectors.

Biotechnology and Genomics

Biotechnology and genomics are transforming agriculture and healthcare. Emerging technologies are improving diagnostics and helping organisations create new treatment protocols. These innovations are also improving sustainability in agricultural practices.

5G Networks

5G networks laid the foundation for more connectivity. Today, emerging technologies are improving telecommunications, enabling smart cities, and fuelling IoT-based industries.

Blockchain Technology

Blockchain technology is not limited to cryptocurrencies. Today, it is considered one of the best methods available to organisations for supply chain management, authenticating information, and securing transactions due to the immutable nature of the technology.

Space Exploration and Commercialization

Emerging technologies are also at the forefront of business beyond our atmosphere. Satellite technology, space tourism, and extraterrestrial resource exploration offer untapped potential in many areas. These include telecommunications, aerospace, and research sectors.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

Augmented and virtual reality technologies are redefining many sectors. Organisations can now approach entertainment and education in a new, more immersive way. Many emerging technologies also provide new ways to train workers in dangerous environments.

Robotics Technology

Robotics are advantageous in complex environments, because they provide better precision and greater efficiencies. Examples of sectors benefitting from robotics include manufacturing, healthcare, and service industries.

Additionally, autonomous vehicles and electric transportation is now a vital part of smart cities. These emerging technologies have transformed how we look at logistics and urban planning.

Simplifying Access to Emerging Technologies

Identifying appropriate emerging technologies can be difficult for organisations. They need speed and efficiency so they can swiftly pilot new technologies. Fortunately, it is possible to do so via EarlyBirds’ variety of methods.

All provide the following benefits:

• Increased productivity
• Improved operational efficiency
• Enhanced competitiveness
• Connections to the best Subject Matter Experts and innovators available
• Simplified process

EarlyBirds Skill Identification Program

Our skill identification program offers potential solutions to organisation to find and retain the best in the current talent pool.

The program is overseen by veterans in the industry with a high level of credibility and expertise that benefits all parties. It also provides actionable data-driven recommendations fuelled by cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics.

EarlyBirds Innovation Ecosystem

Our award-winning Innovation Ecosystem allows both innovation and strategic thinking in all areas of a business, whatever the technical or business challenge or potential opportunity your organisation wants to explore.

We unite Innovators, Early Adopters and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to fuel rapid innovative adoption and business evolution. Early Adopters are leaders eager to identify new and disruptive technologies. They want to seize opportunities, solve business challenges, or create new products and services.

Our Ecosystem has a data pool of over 5.0 million global innovations across many industries with solutions that may already address your organisation’s challenges. Alternatively, organisations can list their challenges and request solutions from innovators.

EarlyBirds Ecosystem Maps

EarlyBirds’ Ecosystem Maps offer strategic value for decision-making. They empower leaders, because they provide a full picture of the possible technological advancements in their domains. This allows leaders to make informed, forward-thinking decisions.

Each Ecosystem Map contains startups, scaleups, and mature companies involved in specific themes and sub-themes so organisations can plot a path towards innovation. The map also tracks numerous daily and historical news and media articles from across the world.

EarlyBirds Explorer Program

The Explorer Program is tailored towards those who need innovation as a service to supplement existing innovation programs, or to conduct innovation projects when required. It is designed to speed up the process of technological innovation for the organisation as a service.

The Explorer Program includes several features including quarterly and monthly innovation days; regular webinars to help stimulate innovation in the organisation; a focus on types of innovations; a platform enterprise license; and a nominated SME for the business.

EarlyBirds Challenger Program

The Challenger Program focuses on a single organisational or technical challenge. It looks for the most relevant innovators that meet your organisational, technical, and risk requirements.

The program is run by an EarlyBirds’ Subject Matter Expert who identifies your key issues. The SME then searches the data pool to identify and curate options for further evaluation. The most suitable option is chosen and the SME drafts a roadmap of next steps, POC, trial, or implementation.

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EarlyBirds invites leaders across all sectors to explore the possibilities that emerging technologies offer. We can help your organisation stay ahead of competitors in your industry.

Please register at https://earlybirds.io/ or request a consultation if you are unsure of which of our offerings best suits your needs. We use an individualized approach to ensure you find the best possible solutions.

Our experience extends to the Food Industry, Retail, Healthcare, Operations & Maintenance, Manufacturing, Finance & Insurance, Energy, Education, Cybersecurity, Sovereign Nations, the Public Sector, and many other areas.

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