THE INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE

This book answers the question What s next The Internet had a world changing impact on businesses and the global community over the twenty years from 1994 to 2014 In the next ten years change will happen even faster As Hillary Clinton s Senior Advisor for Innovation Alec Ross travelled nearly a million miles to forty one countries the equivalent of two round trips to the moon From refugee camps in the Congo and Syrian war zones to visiting the world s most powerful people in business and government Ross s travels amounted to a four year masterclass in the changing nature of innovation In The Industries of the Future Ross distils his observations on the forces that are changing the world He highlights the best opportunities for progress and explains how countries thrive or sputter Ross examines the specific fields that will most shape our economic future over the next ten years including robotics artificial intelligence the commercialization of genomics cybercrime and the impact of digital technology Blending storytelling and economic analysis he answers questions on how we will need to adapt Ross gives readers a vivid and informed perspective on how sweeping global trends are affecting the ways we live now and tomorrow