Last year and the first half of 2021 were a unique period in the development of humankind.
Quantitative changes in technology, the introduction of state-of-the-art solutions based on “smart systems” associated with the widespread introduction of so-called smart, cyber-physical technologies have led to significant qualitative changes.
International experts are positive that the trend of replacing humans with machines and algorithms, wherever possible, makes it possible to talk about the fifth and next sixth wave of innovation (SWI) being historic for humankind.
For businesses,
this means prioritising investments in companies related to the new wave of
innovation, namely those betting on the accelerated development of
biotechnology, space programmes and other high-tech areas.
Read about technologies attributed to the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
waves of innovation and the place of Ukrainian business in global technological
trends in the September issue of the expert column by Serhii Harbar, Investment
Project Manager at Octava Capital, exclusively for Ekonomichna
Pravda.