From the future technology perspective: challenges and opportunities

In the future, the world will undergo a big transition due to aging society, growing global competition, and energy & environmental problems. The most influential factor to the future will be the paradigm shift of science and technology. The information technology has brought comfort and convenience to our daily life, and is expected to advance consistently by creating new services and technologies. In order for the future IT to continue to provide better services, it has to effortlessly overcome its limitations in the areas of existing technologies such as semiconductor, display, computing and network. In the future, there will be new business opportunities in the areas of eco-friendly energy, water, and air. Also, in the field of bio and health industry a new paradigm shift will occur towards predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory diagnosis and treatment. Nanotechnology is positioned at the center of innovation to accelerate inter-industry and intra-industry development by integrating information technology and biotechnology.