Macroeconomics

The need for innovation is driving growth in disruptive business models. Traditional industries such as transportation, housing, delivery, finance, and banking have been challenged by new entrants with disruptive business structures which are challenging the old regulatory rules that previously governed the markets. Emerging technologies such as AI...

The Frost & Sullivan Information, Communications & Technologies team of analysts has released the Internet of Things (IoT) platforms Frost Radar, a robust analytical tool that benchmarks companies’ innovation focus and growth performance in the IoT platforms market. The IoT is a complex ecosystem that integrates Information technology (IT) with ...

Industrial giants of the twentieth century as well as twenty first century are all innovators of either technology or business models. The study highlights innovation is critical for long-term survival of Organizations in today’s world and provides innovation-specific best practices followed by leading organizations globally. The study also cov...

Barring Puerto Rico, the economies of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago are on a stable growth path in the second half of 2019. The regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices is estimated to register 3.2% growth in Q4 2019 and is forecast to grow by 2.8% annually. There are signs of ...

As we enter a new era of humanity, hardware and biological augmentation in several ways will enhance our ability to think, sense, feel, perceive, and function. The mind, body, and behavior will be heavily influenced and shaped by technologies that trigger the next evolution in humankind, making us transhuman. Transhumanism focuses on convergent for...

Mexico’s demographic favorability through the next decade, its focus on education to fully capitalize the growing working and escalating digital accessibility, and its growing start-up business support mechanisms advocates the expanding Mexico’s culture of innovation. Though Mexico spend less than 1% of GDP in research and development compared ...

This report provides an overview of the US-China trade war plan and its consequences. It also investigates the impacts of the US-China trade war on Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore. The US-China trade war has been the main reason behind the uncertainty in financial markets during 2018 and 2019, which has affected investor confidence globally. For ...

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India generate 11% of country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 45% of the entire manufacturing output, creating more than 100 million employment opportunities in the process. These SMEs not only act as key support units for large firms, but also help in expanding industry coverage in rural areas, strengthe...

04 Oct 2019  |  Global  |  Mega Trends

Future of Construction, Global, 2030

Revolutionary Trends Impacting the State of Construction Industry

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The construction industry plays a major role in driving economic growth in major developed and developing countries and has a direct impact on world GDP. This makes it important to focus on some of the major shortfalls in the industry, such as its traditional ways of carrying out business and the shortage of skilled labor which has slowed down grow...