Introduction to
Emerging
Technology (ET)
Chapter 1
Learning Outcomes
After completing this lesson you should be able to
● Develop knowledge about industrial evolutions
● Identify the technological advances that made the industrial
revolution possible
● Explain the role of data in Emerging Technologies
● Identify enabling devices for emerging technologies
● Understand concepts relating to the design of human-computer
interfaces
● Describe future trends of Emerging Technologies
Introduction
● Technology:
Comes from a Greek word technologia :
“Systematic treatment of an art, craft, or techniques”.
A combination of two Greek words “Techno” + “logy” :
“Science of the mechanical and industrial arts”.
● In general, Technology is the sum of any techniques, skills,
methods,
and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the
accomplishment of objectives such as scientific investigation.
Definition of Emerging
Technologies
Emerging technology is a term generally used to describe a new
technology.
● It may also refers to the continuing development of
existing technology.
Refers to technologies that are currently developing, or that are
expected to be available within the next five to ten years
Technological evolution is a theory of radical transformation of society
through technological development
List of Recently Emerged
Technologies
• Artificial Intelligence • Internet of Things (IoT)
• Blockchain • Intelligent Apps (I-Apps)
• Augmented Reality and Virtual • Big Data
Reality
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Cloud Computing
Industrial Revolution
● The industrial revolution was a period of industrialization and
innovation, that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
● Occurs when a society shifts from using tools to make products
to use new source of energy.
- Such as coal, to power machines in factories.
● It’s started in England.
● The Most Important Inventions of the Industrial Revolution:
○ Transportation: The Steam Engine, The Railroad, The Diesel
Engine,
The Airplane.
○ Communication: The Telegraph. The Transatlantic Cable. The
Phonograph. The Telephone.
○ Industry: The Cotton Gin. The Sewing Machine. Electric Lights
Types of Industry
● The four types of industries are:
1. The primary industry: involves getting raw materials e.g. mining,
farming, and fishing.
2. The secondary industry: involves manufacturing e.g. making cars and
steel.
3. Tertiary industries: provide a service e.g. teaching and nursing.
4. The quaternary industry: involves research and development
industries e.g. IT.
Industrial Revolution (IR 1.0) -
1760s
Going from hand production methods
to machines
The increasing use of steam power
The development of machine tools and
the rise of the factory system
Industrial Revolution (IR 2.0) -
1870s
Also known as the Technological
Revolution
Development of methods for
manufacturing interchangeable parts
Widespread adoption of pre-existing
technological systems such as telegraph
and railroad networks
Introduction of Electric Power and
Telephone
Industrial Revolution (IR 3.0) -
1950s
The transition from mechanical and analog
electronic technology to digital electronics
Also referred as Digital Revolution
Mass production and widespread use of
digital logic circuits and its derived
technologies such as the computer,
handphones and the Internet
Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR
4.0)
Emergent of cyber-physical system
A mechanism that is controlled or monitored by computer-based
algorithms, tightly integrated with the Internet and its users
Automated Robots, Internet of Things, additive manufacturing and
autonomous vehicles
Adoption of Artificial Intelligence
Role of data for Emerging
Technologies
Data is regarded as the new (ET)
oil and strategic asset and it drives or
even determines the future of
science, technology, the economy ...
Understanding, exploring, and utilizing data is reshaping the world
and introducing a paradigm shift
Data science and analytics enables data-driven theory, economy,
and professional development
Role of data for Emerging
Technologies
Impacts not only data related(ET)
disciplines such as computing,
informatics, and statistics but also
the broad fields of business, social science, and health/medical
science
Enabling device and networks
for ET
Four basic kinds of devices
Memory
store information such as the contents of a spreadsheet or
database
Microprocessors
execute software instructions to perform a wide variety of tasks
such as running a word processing program or video game
Enabling device and networks
for ET
Four basic kinds of devices
Logic Devices
provide specific functionalities, such as device-to-device
interfacing, data communication, signal processing,
displaying data, timing and control operations, and almost
every other functionalities that a system must provide
Networks
Communication infrastructures and components for sending and
receiving information
Human to Machine Interaction
Refers to the communication and interaction between a human
and a machine via a user interface
HCI (human-computer interaction) is the study of how people
interact with computers and to what extent computers are or are not
developed for successful interaction with human beings
Disciplines Contributing to HCI
Cognitive Psychology
Computer Science
Linguistics
Engineering and Design
Artificial Intelligence
Human factors
Future trends in Emerging
Technology
5G technology
Enhance not just the mobile device experience but the entirety of
the communications tech environment
Fast and high bandwidth communication
Enables driverless cars, remote surgery, iot, …
Makes gaming or accessing social networks more exciting using
wearable
Future trends in Emerging
Technology
5G technology
Another promising application is no-touch computing, in which we
can speak or direct our computers to perform without use of a
mouse or keyboard
Future trends in Emerging
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Devices
Blockchain
Augmented Analytics
Digital Twins
Immersive Experiences in Smart Spaces
