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Information technology :
Future trends
Reference: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/industries_it_future_trends.htm
Business
and economic factors
There are strong signs that the
IT industry will continue to grow across a range of industries. IT is the essential
component which ensures businesses can run effectively and efficiently. One key
growth area is the financial industry where IT opportunities will increase.
There will also continue to be opportunities in the creative industries, which
are heavily dependent on IT. Here graduates will find roles in the computer
games, film special effects and media sectors.
Technology
Products that rely on digital
technologies will increase and because of this, the industry will need to keep
up to speed in terms of digital technologies and innovative advances. And,
according to Lord Carter, who chaired the Digital Britain report produced in
early 2010:
'The UK’s digital dividend will
transform the way business operates, enhance the delivery of public services,
stimulate communications infrastructure ready for next generation distribution,
and preserve Britain’s status as a global hub for media and
entertainment.'
The challenges presented by
technology are likely to be driven by the next generation of so called ‘digital
natives’ who have grown up with technology, and for whom it holds no fear. They
are 'native speakers’ of the digital language of computers, video gaming and
the internet.
Social computing powered by web
2.0 technologies and the development of new technologies will shape future IT
products, services and skills. Increased concern for the environment will
impact on the number of green IT products required.
Social
factors
The rapid expansion of social
computing which has seen the development of social media sites such as
Facebook, Bebo and Twitter, to name but a few, will continue to be a major
factor influencing how the IT sector develops. There is also an increasing
desire for people to have more work-life balance and flexible work patterns in
their lives. IT has an important part to play in this as we will see more
demand for wireless internet access and more technologically advanced
communication systems which will enable more people to work from home in
virtual work places.
Skills
There will be an increasing need
for employees to possess higher level IT skills to cope with the demand for
producing more innovative IT products. These skills will have to be continually
updated if the UK is to remain a significant player in the IT sector in the
future.
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