AI, ML, cloud, 5G to be most important technologies in 2022: Study

The study revealed the findings of a global survey technology leaders from the US, UK, China, India, and Brazil, including 350 chief technology officers, chief information officers and IT directors. Because of the global pandemic, technology leaders surveyed said in 2021 they accelerated adoption of cloud computing (60%), AI and ML (51%), and 5G (46%), among others. Not surprisingly, 95% agreed, including 66% who strongly agreed, that AI will drive the majority of innovation across nearly every industry sector in the next one-five years. The technology leaders surveyed said 5G will benefit areas like telemedicine, including remote surgery and health record transmissions (24%), remote learning and education (20%), personal and professional day-to-day communications (15%), entertainment, sports and live events streaming (14%), manufacturing and assembly (13%), transportation and traffic control (7%), carbon footprint reduction and energy efficiency (5%), and farming and agriculture (2%). As for industry sectors most impacted by technology in 2022, technology leaders surveyed cited manufacturing (25%), financial services (19%), healthcare (16%) and energy (13%).