#emerging-technologies — Public Fediverse posts
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The Missing Megatrend: Why Interactive Technology is the Engine of the Breakthrough Economy
Scottish Enterprise recently published its research into the megatrends and breakthrough technologies reshaping business in 2026. The report is comprehensive, covering Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Bio-technology. However, it suffers from a significant – and all-too-common – blind spot.
It entirely ignores the games sector.
This is not an isolated incident. For several years, the games industry has been noticeably absent from every major strategy and plan published by and for the Scottish Government. While we discuss the future of technology, we continue to overlook the very engines that power it.
To discuss breakthrough technologies without mentioning the interactive sector is to discuss a high-speed rail network while forgetting to design the trains. Every digital twin, every real-time simulation, and every spatial computing environment requires the specific architecture developed by the global games industry, while the application of games in other areas offers enormous and transformative opportunities in areas from education and healthcare to finance and energy.
The oversight is often driven by a misunderstanding of what the sector actually provides. We focus on the £200 billion global consumer games market – an enormous figure in its own right – but we fail to see the transformational utility beyond entertainment. The real value for Scotland’s digital future lies in the applied or ‘spillover’ market (currently valued at £1.3 billion). Yet, because this market is not considered part of the games ‘industry’, it remains uncounted, unmapped, and strategically disregarded.
The tools that power the most successful entertainment medium in history – engines like Unreal and Unity – are the foundational tools for digital design. The techniques from games offer types and levels of engagement that no other medium can match. Yet we rarely ever see games as anything other than a pastime, suitable only for children (yet at the same time, also really bad for them…) with little or no meaningful social or cultural impact.
If we continue to treat games as a siloed creative niche, we will fail to capitalise on the very infrastructure that makes every other breakthrough tech functional.
This is the translation gap that the Scottish Games Network is bridging. This is why games was mentioned as the ‘golden thread’ for the country’s digital future in the Games Action Plan. This is why we are currently architecting Project Pathfinder. We are building a national industrial registry to ensure that Scotland’s wider economy can access the specialised skills and tools found within our interactive ecosystem.
We must stop viewing the games sector as a separate entity. It is the engine room of the breakthrough economy. Without it, the megatrends identified by governments and agencies will remain theoretical rather than transformative.
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(02 Oct) Is Everyone Really Dating AI Chatbots? Survey says yes, instinct says no. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/3mrbl Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/z1mzs #artificial-intellience #artificial-intelligence #chatbots #dating #emerging-technologies
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Cybersecurity, Cybercrimes, an Smart Emerging Technologies by
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Cybersecurity, Cybercrimes, and Smart Emerging Technologies (CCSET 2023), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5th–7th December, 2023
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South Korea’s National Security Director Wi Seong-rak and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met at the NATO summit, pledging close coordination for an early South Korea-US summit and expanded cooperation with key global partners on security and advanced technologies.
#YonhapInfomax #NATOSummit #SouthKoreaUSAlliance #WiSeongRak #MarcoRubio #EmergingTechnologies #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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The world of musical and creative expression is continuously evolving, and there are more ways to create and engage with music, and audiences, than ever before. It all starts with an enquiring mind and a desire to explore new frontiers.
Sally Coleman is a musician and creative director of the science fiction virtual band Big Sand. Join us as we speak with Sally about her journey to developing Big Sand, creating engaging virtual music experiences, and the role of emerging technologies in the creative industries.
Watch or listen on your favourite platform: https://steampoweredshow.com
Show Notes at https://steampoweredshow.com/shows/sally-coleman
#ImmersiveExperiences #music #VirtualBand #CreativeIndustries #UnrealEngine #EmergingTechnologies #podcast #WomenInSTEM #WomenInSTEAM
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Gartner’s 12 Emerging Tech Disruptors & Why ‘Technology Leaders Must Take Action Now’ – Source: www.techrepublic.com https://ciso2ciso.com/gartners-12-emerging-tech-disruptors-why-technology-leaders-must-take-action-now-source-www-techrepublic-com/ #domainspecificlanguagemodels #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #ArtificialIntelligence #disinformationsecurity #SecurityonTechRepublic #emergingtechnologies #polyfunctionalrobots #SecurityTechRepublic #CyberSecurityNews #earthintelligence #marketdisruptors
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Why India’s IT Sector Is Stumbling?
Hey there! So, imagine this scenario: you’re sipping your coffee. You’re scrolling through your phone, and you see a headline. It’s about India’s IT giants—like TCS, Wipro, and Infosys—hitting a rough patch. You’ve probably heard how India’s been this massive tech hub for years, right? Coding, outsourcing, all that jazz. But lately, things aren’t looking so shiny. I’ve been digging into this, and honestly, it’s a mix of global chaos, some stiff competition, […]https://munaeem.de/2025/03/08/why-indias-it-sector-is-stumbling/
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#TamilNadu collaborating with #DRDO on advancing #AI and #emergingtechnologies
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- Techno-Geopolitical Implications Of Starlink For Pakistan And Its Impact On CPEC – OpEd
#Starlink #SpaceX #EmergingTechnologies #Pakistan #China #UnitedStates #CPEC #DigitalSilkRoad #SouthAsia #TechnoGeopolitics
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Digital public goods and emerging technologies for equitable and inclusive access to knowledge” has been published.
Access it here: https://bit.ly/3BZASFP
#unesco #dubaideclaration #oer #openeducation #digitalpubicgoods #emergingtechnologies #diversity #equity #inclusiveaccess
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Sales Enablement Summit Atlanta https://www.semanarioregionaldenoticias.com/event/sales-enablement-summit-atlanta/
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Emerging technologies can develop in ways we cannot foresee, so do we ensure that they meet public values?
Two recent publications from @SURF zoom in on #ResponsibleTech and Responsible #Quantum Technologies: https://connect.geant.org/2024/11/21/responsible-tech-how-to-ensure-that-new-technologies-meet-public-values
This article by @duuk and John Walker was also published in #CONNECT47, the latest issue of the GÉANT CONNECT Magazine: https://connect.geant.org/connect47
#Tech #Technology #AI #XR #QT #PublicValues #QuantumTech #EmergingTechnologies #Ethics #Innovation
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Enjoying the presentations at the #EmergingTechnologies and #SocietalTransformations conference at @utwente . #STS #PhilTech https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/researchcentreforsciencecommunication/events/2024/9/1729072/emerging-technologies-societal-transformations-conference-2024
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Campaign Advisor Says Harris Will ‘Support Policies’ Promoting Growth of Digital Currencies - On Wed., Aug. 21, 2024, Bloomberg shared that Vice President Kamala Harris intends... - https://news.bitcoin.com/campaign-advisor-says-harris-will-support-policies-promoting-growth-of-digital-currencies/ #emergingtechnologies #democraticplatform #capitalgainstaxes #digitalcurrency #2024election #cryptopolicy #kamalaharris #briannelson #cryptoreset #newsbytes1 #newsbytes
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Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and National Security of Pakistan is now available online @ https://journal.ciss.org.pk/index.php/ciss-insight/article/view/363/269
#ArtificialIntelligence #EmergingTechnologies #NationalSecurity #Pakistan #DefencePolicy
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Nigeria to train 1,000 youths on AI, blockchain every year - The Nigerian government has launched an annual training program for 1,00... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigeria-initiative-ai-blockchain-training #digitaltransformation #emergingtechnologies #technologytraining #kashimshettima #blockchain #nigeria #fintech #gluwa #ai
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In a letter to the new technology secretary, BCS has highlighted that over 500,000 women are ‘missing’ from the UK’s IT sector.
BCS said it was ready to support his mission to transform public services and build trust in the power of #AI and #emergingtechnologies. The letter goes on to outline the BCS membership community’s recommendations for government.
Read the full recommendations here; https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/500k-missing-women-highlighted-in-bcs-letter-to-tech-secretary/
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At this year’s #CollisionConf, Rebecca Parsons, Thoughtworks’ CTO Emerita, along with Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Data, Analytics, and Emerging Technologies at the United Nations, discussed why #ResponsibleTech is not only the right thing to do but also makes good business sense.
Watch the discussion here: https://ter.li/3cj50o
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$207 Million Invested in AI, Crypto and Blockchain Startups in 96 Hours - Based on data from the past four days, 14 distinct artificial intelligence (AI), c... - https://news.bitcoin.com/207-million-invested-in-ai-crypto-and-blockchain-startups-in-96-hours/ #artificialintelligence #decentralizedfinance #emergingtechnologies #cryptocurrency #venturecapital #fundingrounds #blockchain #investment #sentient #startups #finance