Today’s World Driven by Tomorrow’s Tech: Now, Next, New.

The report identifies and explains nine vectors of change structured around the "Now, Next, New" framework:

Now:

• Computing Divide – From connectivity to computing, an asset for a competitive and resilient economy.
• Future of Money – Tracking financial innovation to anticipate socioeconomic change.
• Individualized Societies – Redefining community in digitally individualized societies.

Next:

• Data Centers – Can Europe scale its data centers securely, efficiently, and on time?
• Sustainability of the Tech Sector – Finding the equilibrium between technological development and sustainability.
• Humanizing Technology – Will technology serve humans or humanity?

New:

• Defense Innovation – Can European industry keep up with the changing nature of war?
• Quantum – Advancing quantum made in the EU.
• Generational Inequalities – A growing polarization between age groups and generations.