#digital is 50 years old: so what is next in #eCommerce and other areas? 134 fact-based data-full slides from @benedictevans provide insights into what the future may hold #mustRead | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

Covid brought shock and a lot of broken habits to tech, but mostly, it accelerates everything that was already changing. 20 trillion dollars of retail, brands, TV and advertising is being overturned, and software is remaking everything from cars to pharma. Meanwhile, China has more smartphone users than Europe and the USA combined, and India is close behind - technology and innovation will be much more widely spread. For that and lots of other reason, tech is becoming a regulated industry, but if we step over the slogans, what does that actually mean? Tech is entering its second 50 years.