Today by coincidence I read an AD on iBay about first generation robot which can speak 5 languages including the classic Arabic. It is a helper multi task robot, which is able to do a lot of work like cooking, cleaning, baby sitting and gardening with a 3 year experience in repairing old computers
Also you can read a “Human kidney for sale “advertisement ready for immediate transplant and a free shipping to any place in the world within only 45 minutes. And advertisement of a 3D prosthetic limbs with a capacity of 10,000 mega pixels –tailored with vibrations restore sense of movement, the same exactly like normal limbs with a lifetime warranty at a cost of 30 ounces of gold
Off course these are advertisements of imaginary products, but we can read it soon especially the world is mastering the 4th Industrial revolution era. The global society is entering a new phase of development, one in which disruptive technologies are fundamentally changing the world
We will witness a breakthroughs in areas like artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and energy storage will affect nearly every aspect of the way we work and live. Nowadays the so called Tsunami technology advance
On the Arab level, how good we are in using technology? Are Arab states losing the race of technological progress? Has a single Arab country, been able to develop a mobile phone with an international name or brand? Have we tried self-sufficiency from TV screens or laptops, or even from keyboards, or computer mouse! We are only consumers, and the Arab market is one of the largest markets importing such goods globally
Humanity continues to embark on a period of unparalleled technological advancement. The ground appears to be shifting beneath our feet as we hurtle through a period of unnerving change. The coming years will present both significant challenges and opportunities. Many domains will be changed, new cities will be established and new industries will emerge, even the concept of time and distance will change
You may travel between Cairo, Dubai and Riyadh in half an hour, you may wake up in the morning only thinking about your personal information security, or your electronic devices, neglecting even your desire for food and drink. An argument between you and your “Robot work helper” may break out and you never know! he may take over your job
The bodies of people may fall on you as a result of the collision of a flying taxi in the crowded sky. Space congestion in vehicles and aircrafts may exceed the traffic jam of cars on earth
The mobile phone may disappear and be replaced by smaller and faster voice and image transmission tools, we might see increased crop production, new product development, and diversity of water sources, organic fertilizer stocks, new antibiotics and alternative human prosthetics
It worth to mention that Arab countries -except one country- are still lagging far behind, in applying this advanced technologies
The UAE continues to drive the Arab world’s tech ambitions, it may be a while before it can fairly be described as the Silicon Valley of the Arab world, yet it is rapidly becoming a leading technology hub in the region, drawing local and international entrepreneurs and generating substantial investor interest
The UAE allocated large budget for future technology, and also drafted new legislations and laws to cope with the current innovative technology
The UAE established ” AREA 2071″ : which is UAE Centennial Plan, that aims to make the UAE the world’s leading nation by 2071 through a series of bold initiatives across a variety of industries, also there is the UAE Council for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
According to IDC forecasts, the world’s spending in the year 2018 on digital transformation technologies, including hardware, software and services, amounts to nearly $ 1.3 trillion. Gartner, Inc. also forecast total IT spending worldwide to reach US $ 3.7 trillion in 2018, an increase of 4.5% over 2017
There are countries that are looking, preparing, racing, competing, inventing and executing, those are the winners, other countries will fail down overnight because the seeds of their destruction are sown deep with their unplanned strategies and stagnant polices
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