Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) har utført et grundig studium av samfunnstrender som følger av utviklingen i datateknologi og satt opp ti trekk som de tror vil gjøre seg gjeldende i større eller mindre grad i årene som kommer:

1. Becoming ‘cyborgs’ (cybernetic organisms): Advances in computing, biotechnology and robotics will create a world in which purely biological humans may one day be a rare breed.
2. Creating a sixth sense: As computers become cheap, plentiful and wearable – or even embeddable – they will provide the knowledge, reasoning and sensing to form a “sixth sense”.
3. Advancing medicine: Advances in drug design and medical technology will transform medicine, making it more precise and more patient-administered.
4. Serving our everyday needs: Our environments will become intelligent and serve our needs, from smart objects and homes to smart cars and smart stores.
5. Gaining control of What, When and Where: We will take charge of our information, the clock and the map thanks to the Semantic Web, teleimmersion, location-based services and wireless.
6. Operating in real time: The zero-latency enterprise will make more timely, better-informed decisions based on real-time data.
7. Coming to terms with digital rights: Digital copyrights will be managed, allowing the Internet to become a primary distribution medium for content while rewarding artists fairly.
8. Closing the digital divide: Industrial nations will reach out to emerging nations to help close the gap between the technology ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’.
9. Countering terrorism: Biometrics, intelligent agents and deep data analysis will revolutionize the war on terrorism.
10. Solving our toughest problems: High performance computing will make it possible to tackle some of our toughest problems.