technology predictions for 2017 | Future timeline

Read 58 technology predictions for 2017, a year that will see the world transform thanks to disruptions in technology that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore some of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

technology forecasts for 2017

  • First fish are harvested from Oceansphere, an automated fish farm. link
  • The first UAE nuclear plant is activated link
  • China's fourth generation, 200 megawatt, nuclear reactor becomes operational link
  • Samsung releases foldable smartphone link
  • Robotic chef arms that can cook 2000 different recipes become available for purchase link
  • First fish are harvested from Oceansphere, an automated fish farm link
  • Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 1.7 US dollarslink
  • India's "Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project" is fully builtlink
  • California's "California High-Speed Rail" is fully builtlink
  • Ethiopia's "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam" is fully builtlink
  • Dubai's "The Falconcity of Wonders" is fully builtlink
  • Egypt's "South Valley Development" is fully builtlink
  • World sales of electric vehicles reaches 4600000link
Forecast
In 2017, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
  • China's fourth generation, 200 megawatt, nuclear reactor becomes operational link
  • The first UAE nuclear plant is activated link
  • Samsung releases foldable smartphone link
  • Robotic chef arms that can cook 2000 different recipes become available for purchase link
  • First fish are harvested from Oceansphere, an automated fish farm link
  • Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 1.7 US dollars link
  • India's "Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project" is fully built link
  • California's "California High-Speed Rail" is fully built link
  • Ethiopia's "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam" is fully built link
  • Dubai's "The Falconcity of Wonders" is fully built link
  • Egypt's "South Valley Development" is fully built link
  • World sales of electric vehicles reaches 4,600,000 link
  • Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 6.5 exabytes link
  • Global Internet traffic grows to 110 exabytes link
Prediction
Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2017 include:

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