Digital Transition: Thinking Machines, total networking, smart services – Business Week

15 technologies that will decide about Germany’s prosperity: their market and job potential – and how well we are prepared for it.

Internet of Things

The linkage of all objects makes it possible to locate them via data networks to control and coordinate Important applications: Intelligent control of global supply chains, and transport; remote medical diagnosis; Building automation; self-optimizing factories impact on GDP in 2025 (in billion EUR) Share of GDP: 207 000 000 000 = 4.8 percent effect on jobs: 4/4 competitive strength of Germany: 3/4