A look at the Instructional Technology Trends predicted for 2016. It captures the views of several futuristic scientists who watch the technological scene closely.

1. Florette Williams

2. Ready-to-wear 3D Fashion
Continuum has created the first ready-to-wear
3D printed nylon bikini. On their
website consumers can create a virtual
blueprint of their body and then customize
the fashions to suit their shape and size.
3D Print Today (2014) 3D Printer Trends in the Fashion
Industry. Retrieved from http://www.3d-print.
today/?categoryId=29888&itemId=55748

3. Digital Convergences Erodes Boundaries
Forbes (2013). Forrester: Top Technology Trends for 2014 And
Beyond. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2013/11/25/forrester-top-technology-
trends-for-2014-and-beyond/

4. HD CCTV are Ubiquitous
The vast majority of
cameras now record
footage in high definition,
with some capable of
gigapixel resolution. The
average UK person is
filmed over 300 times each
day.
By 2016, there
are 3.7 million
HD cameras,
a 29-fold
increase.
Future Timeline (2014) High-definition CCTV cameras
are ubiquitous. Retrieved from
http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2016.htm#cc
tv

5. Internet of Things (IoT)
The Internet of Things is big and it will
continue to grow along with user-oriented
computing.
IDC predicts by 2016, smart systems will
count for a third of the market for embedded
processors, surpassing the growth of PCs
and smartphones.
CloudTimes (2014). Gartner: Internet of Things will
Grow Exponentially to 26 Billion Devices by 2020.
Retrieved from http://cloudtimes.org/2013/12/20/gartner-the-
internet-of-things-will-grow-30-times-to-26-billion-by-
2020/

6. Multi-Cloud Management
Tools to manage deployments across
multiple clouds emerged a while ago
and will become big business as
companies put all their eggs in one
basket.
Infoworld (2014) 9 Key Enterprise Tech Trends for 2015
and beyond. Retrieved from
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2851469/cloud-computing/
9-enterprise-tech-trends-for-2015-and-beyond.
html

7. Wearable smart electronics will
Emerge as a $US10 Billion
Industry
Ali Rıza Babaoğlan (2014). Gartner’s
Technology Predictions for 2014, 2015 and
2016. Retrieved from
http://www.alibabaoglan.com/blog/gartners-technology-
predictions-2014-2015-2016/

8. Smart Machines more active in Human
Endeavours
By year-end 2016, 50 percent of digital
transformation initiatives will be
unmanageable due to lack of portfolio
management skills.
Forbes (2014). Gartner's Top 10 Predictions. Retrieved
from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gartnergroup/2014/10/08/ga
rtners-top-10-predictions/

9. Microservices Architecture
In Microservice architecture, web and mobile
application developers build applications from
services rather than writing everything from
scratch. The services are finer-grained.
Infoworld (2014) 9 Key Enterprise Tech Trends for 2015
and beyond. Retrieved from
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2851469/cloud-computing/
9-enterprise-tech-trends-for-2015-and-beyond.
html

10. Mobile Device is computer, but
computers will still be here
CMS Wire (2014) Top Technology Trends To Watch: 2014 To
2016 News & Analysis. Retrieved from
http://www.cmswire.com/cms/document-management/

11. 3D Bioprinting to be
Banned
By 2016, 3D printing of
tissues and organs will
cause a global debate about
regulating the technology or banning it for both
human and nonhuman use.
Advaiya Solutions (2014) 3D Printing kindles up a New
Industrial Age. Retrieved from
http://www.informationweek.in/informationweek/perspect
ive/296223/3d-printing-kindles-industrial-age?
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