MIT have released their list of 10 technologies that they believe hold the most potential and have had a breakout year.

I am going to quickly breakdown each one and the potential it has for you. When reading and thinking about this list, it’s worth bearing in mind the idea of second order effect.

Like many tone-deaf phrases used during the pandemic, this one has reached ‘cliche’ status, peaking on Google Trends just as the outbreak took hold outside of China.

Nonetheless, it does reflect how many people are in search of silver linings and new beginnings in anticipation of the world’s recovery.

On 15 January 2021 the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (“DETE”) published the eagerly awaited National Remote Work Strategy – Making Remote Work (the “Strategy”).

The purpose of the Strategy is to give effect to the Irish Government’s vision that remote working is to become a permanent feature of the Irish employment landscape.