TECHNOLOGY 2
Introduction
Technology plays a crucial role in shaping civilization and changing people’s lives.
The recent developments and subsequent use of sophisticated technological devices and
machines show people’s potential to depend on technology fully in the future. Innovations
such as 3 Dimension printing, robots, smartphones, quantum computing, and drones possess
critical implications on the next role of technology in individual’s lives. Continued
innovations promise an unprecedented development in technology and profound impact on
lives in the next twenty years. Technology will change people’s lives in three central tenets of
development namely education and learning, the economy and security.
Education
Technology will transform the education sector and the learning processes in the
future. Academicians believe that Implementation of technology will replace the traditional
education set up and learning processes (West, 2013). Technological applications such as
teleconferencing will transform communication and sharing of information leading to the
reduction of the use of actual physical classroom structures. The development of the internet,
its availability and the ease of access will also change the nature of education and research by
enabling easy access to vast sources of information.
Economy
Technology will play a critical part in the global economic growth and development
in the next twenty years. The invention and anticipated improvements in robots and
automated machines, and cloud technology will boost operations in businesses, government
entities and manufacturing industries (Audretsch, Lehmann, & Wright, 2014). The
implementation of advanced machines will drive efficiency to perfection through the
elimination of human errors. The improvement of artificial intelligence in robots will reduce
the time and risks associated with the production processes of goods significantly (Audretsch
