Jobs

Short Range
Professions that require expertise in short intensive chunks will see more and outsourcing, like H.R and marketing, project management. Strategy and even some high level finance functions will lend themselves to the agency approach.
More and more CAM, More and more CAD operators.

Long
Knowledge intensive professions like medicine and law could face a threat from semantic computing.

Roads

Short
Wires down the centre of major roads to prevent head on crashes.
Better traffic management!
More contra-flow lanes, what a great idea.
Congestion charging will spread.
Automated traffic law enforcement, bus lane cameras in the U.K issue fixed penalties for driving in the bus lane using number plate recognition

Long
Cars that drive themselves at least on motorways, highways, speedways etc..as long as the insurance issues can be overcome.
Two way GPS so we can be aware of other traffic, i.e overtaking, traffic jams.
Automated traffic flow management, that releases traffic onto motorways when there is a gap large enough to avoid disruption to the overall traffic flow.
GPS monitored road pricing, more you drive the more tax you pay.

Power of Nightmares 3

Power of Nightmares 2

Power of Nightmares

Ok, i know this has nothing to do with trends, but it is brilliant and i told my brother i would post it!


You can download the show at the internet archive, here

Century of the Self 4

Century of the Self 3

Century of the Self 2

Century of the Self 1

The Streets

Short Range:
No more phone boxes.
Every car and every phone will have GPS, who needs street signs then?
Local area WiFi networks in all major population centres
CCTV everywhere


Long Range
Better traffic management and less traffic, one day! A green light for no cars is a crime against my time!
Just like Minority Report, our RFID products will be used to identify us!