Baldev Singh

Global trends in technology implications for STEM

There is a crisis!

Globalisation and the future economic prosperity

Some facts!

Population World Map

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BLOODHOUND-Breaking the land speed record 1000 MPH

http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/

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Technology clusters where STEM is making an impact• Intelligence built into environments (biometrics, sensor networks)• Bespoke material design (3D printing/fabrication)• Energy (fisson, fusion, hydrogen)• Display technologies (brain-computer interface)• Materials (nano materials)• Energy scavenging (smart materials)• Computer-brain interface• Next generation healthy foods (agriculture technologies)• Synthetic biology (genomics)• Tailored medicine (scanning)• Robotics (modelling human behaviour)

The rules are changing

From: The Next Silicon Valley Leadership Group – Innovation & Competition