NAJNOVIJE TEHNOLOGIJE KOJE MIJENJAJU BUDUĆNOST
CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES – GAME CHANGERS OF THE FUTURE

Author(s): Dušan Mramor, Tjaša Redek, Lucija Divjak, Jan Drabina, Ján Mucha
Subject(s): Economy, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Finrar d.o.o Banja Luka
Keywords: new technologies; Industry 4.0; space technologies; Europe; Slovenia;
Summary/Abstract: New technologies are evolving at a record pace and they are expected to increase productivity growth, support efficient transition to a greener development, and increase well-being and efficiency in an aging society. Industry 4.0 technologies are only being implemented. Also several new break-through technologies are emerging, from quantum computing to space technology, which could help resolve several sustainability problems, especially those related to energy. However, a wider use of these experimental technologies is still distant. This paper identifies key technologies of today and the future, their current use in companies, as well as the key factors for the implementation of new technologies and the main obstacles. EU countries have set up programs to take full advantage of the new technologies, and this potential is very difficult to assess due to the specific use of some technologies and, at the moment, very high costs. New technologies are expected to support the resolution of the key de- velopment challenges today – from declining productivity to ageing-related challenges, as well as sustainable development issues. Throughout researching current ICT usage in Europe and Slovenia, comparing Slovenia to the top countries in terms of technology utilization and looking towards future goals, it was established that Slovenia has many opportunities for improvement. The transformation is inevitable, although the actual effect or pace by country or sector might differ from the estimates. In order to keep up and efficiently exploit the advantages of new technologies, coordinated action is needed by the states and companies, where the states must support the implementation of new technologies with different financial and non-financial programs, while companies should actively explore the suitability, potential and implement also the new technological solutions.

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