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Thematic Analysis
Insurtech – Thematic Research
Following a few years of high-level investment, high valuations, and high pressure on insurtechs, 2022 has marked the start of a reality check for the sector. As the economic situation across the world takes on an increasingly bleak outlook, pressure is now on leading insurtechs to show signs of profitability with investor finance in shorter supply. The effect of the insurtech phenomenon on the wider insurance industry is clear to see. New product development and evolution have allowed startups to...
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Thematic Analysis
Unmanned Ground Vehicles – Thematic Research
The unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) market has expanded significantly since 2015. Although, insufficient technological maturity has stunted the development and procurement of UGVs, continued investment within the defense industry has produced notable advancements in autonomous navigation, modularity, and endurance over the last several years. The UGVs thematic intelligence report provides an overview of the unmanned ground vehicles market, outlines advancement in technology and key programs, and provides insight into current procurement and research trends. It also lists the technology, regulatory,...
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Thematic Analysis
Millennials and Gen Z in Sport – Thematic Research
An analysis of how sport is viewed amongst millennials and gen Z, and how the sphere of sports viewership has changed.
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Electric Vehicles (EV) in Power – Thematic Research
The rise of electric vehicles will bring about both enormous opportunities and challenges for the power industry. Electric vehicles (EVs) are categorized into battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Aiming to achieve its decarbonization goal, the market for electric vehicles will continue to grow due to zero emissions. Power utilities have a major role to play in boosting vehicle electrification and there is ample opportunity for utilities...
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Thematic Analysis
Drones in Oil and Gas – Thematic Research
Drones are being extensively used in the oil and gas industry for remote monitoring and surveillance purposes. The role of drones in inspection has expanded from capturing RGB pictures/video, to using infrared and laser technologies to record corrosion, weathering, and spacing characteristics of the asset under consideration. Drones are also being tested for deployment in emergency response. Advances in drone-based imaging, sensing, and data transmission is helping the oil and gas industry to devise newer use cases for drones. For...
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Conversational Platforms in Banking – Thematic Research
Conversational interfaces employ various technologies—including speech recognition, natural language processing (NLP), contextual awareness, and machine learning—to enable human-like interactions with computer systems. Within banking, there are simple bots that effectively follow mapped-out conversations with decision trees to tirage customers, to bots underpinned by machine learning algorithms that evolve capabilities over time in response to customer interactions. The conversational platforms in banking thematic intelligence report assess how conversational interfaces, combined with other emerging technologies, can be used across the financial services...
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Thematic Analysis
Future of Work – Thematic Research
The employer-employee relationship is changing radically as employees are in a stronger position than they have been for years. Companies are forced to improve not only wages and career development opportunities but also well-being and work-life balance. Technology adoption across industries is empowering workers with new digital skills. For instance, robotics, 5G, and advanced manufacturing techniques using 3D printing and digital twins will enhance work performance on the factory floor. At the same time, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud,...
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Emerging Economies in Insurance – Thematic Research
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) nations have long been at the forefront of the emerging economies in insurance trends. China and India are a hotbed for insurtech deals and innovation and are expected to witness strong CAGR growth in premiums up to 2025. Much of the innovation coming from insurtechs in emerging economies is around microinsurance. This is most established within the health sector, with cheap policies giving people usually priced out of financial services basic...
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Thematic Analysis
Generation Hashtag – Thematic Research
Generation Hashtag describes a demographic of people born between 1991 and 2005. This unique group covers younger members of the millennial group, as well as older members of Generation Z. They are reshaping how travel works by focusing on experiences and culture, solo travel, planning their own itineraries, ignoring cheap stock content, and drawing their decisions and influence from social media or user-generated content. Generation Hashtag uses social media before, during, and after a trip, making it a key component...
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Counter-Drone Technologies – Thematic Research
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has gathered pace in recent years, with most states having access to some form of UAV platform. As new technologies such as AI and drone swarms mature, UAVs have the potential to revolutionize modern warfare. To counter this emerging threat, investment in cutting-edge Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) capabilities is essential. The commercialization of drones is a key driver in the C-UAS market, with technological advances lowering the costs of acquiring drones, thereby increasing...
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Thematic Analysis
Video Games – Thematic Research
The video games industry continues to evolve, driven by changing user demands, new monetization and distribution channels, and technological progress. Industry themes like 5G, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), esports, cloud gaming, and the metaverse is anticipated to propel the market growth in the coming years. The video games thematic intelligence report gives an overview of the value chain, market size, growth forecasts, gaming sector scorecard, and the specialist gaming software vendors in the market.
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Thematic Analysis
Automated Home – Thematic Research
Automated home is one of five distinct Internet of Things (IoT) markets. The automated home incorporates a range of devices and appliances, including TVs, fridges, ovens, thermostats, and smart speakers. These devices connect through a platform or hub, allowing users to control them via an app or voice commands. Automated home devices are primarily driven by smart security and smart appliances. The advent of smart speakers has had a significant impact across the automated home. They have enabled simple, voice-activated...
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Thematic Analysis
Drones – Thematic Research
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones have moved beyond military applications and have become more widely used by both consumers and enterprises. This has been supported by advances in technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI). Drones are already proving beneficial for surveying, inspection, and crop spraying. Additionally, the use of drones in construction, agriculture and logistics is expected to witness strong growth in the next five years. The drones thematic intelligence report gives an overview of the drones...
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ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in Wealth Management – Thematic Research
Global sustainable fund assets have almost tripled in the past few years, rising to $2.8 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2022. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is no longer just a buzzword but has a major impact on the broader financial services industry, and the wealth management sector in particular. As per S&P, from an investment standpoint, ESG sees “market participants consider in their decision-making the ways in which environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities...
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Social Media in Payments – Thematic Research
Social media platforms traditionally play the role of communication platforms that enable users to interact with each other in various fashions. Nowadays, social media platforms are expanding beyond this role and are rapidly entering e-commerce, creating new trends such as social commerce and livestream shopping. Social media platforms are still at an early stage in terms of competing with dominant e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and eBay. However, their unique features enable merchants to directly target key users and the...
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Supply Chain Disruption – Thematic Research
The main aim of supply chain management is resilience, transparency, and optimization.​ Streamlining and innovating supply chains through digitalization and automating processes can help overcome supply chain disruptions without significantly impacting margins and prices. ​The supply chain disruption thematic research report identifies the causes of supply chain disruption and provides actionable insights into how they can be re-engineered to withstand these events. The report also analyzes the supply chains of various industries and the innovations made to streamline SCM processes.
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Robotics in Insurance – Thematic Research
Robotics in insurance is an emerging trend and is all set to transform the insurance sector. Insurers are using drones and inspection, cleaning and maintenance robots to streamline claims and risk assessment processes. Drones help insurers gather vast amounts of data, including images of large or hard-to-reach assets, whether for risk assessment or during the claims process. Maintenance robots monitor the condition of an asset and alert customers when a repair is needed, reducing the likelihood of future claims. Although...
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Batteries in Power – Thematic Research
Battery technology facilitates the flow of electricity by converting chemical energy into electrical energy using electrochemical cells. The major electrochemical battery energy storage technologies include lithium-ion (Li-ion), sodium-sulfur (NaS), lead-acid, and flow batteries. A battery energy storage system (BESS) is more reliable and in high demand because it can be integrated with renewable energy sources. The batteries in power thematic intelligence report gives an overview of the batteries value chain, case studies, market size, growth forecasts, and the leading power...
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Thematic Analysis
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chips – Thematic Research
Recent progress in machine learning on the back of improved algorithms and increasing computing power has made it possible for AI to solve real-life problems. However, as these AI models dramatically grow in complexity, chips specifically optimized for AI become imperative. To deploy AI capabilities at the consumer's fingertips, it will be necessary to deploy cloud resources at the edge and support high throughput and ultra-low latencies, both of which call for a widespread full (standalone) 5G rollout. The AI...
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Thematic Analysis
Robotic Process Automation – Thematic Research
Robotic process automation (RPA) is a software technology that automates routine business tasks with software robots. Implementing an RPA solution for creating user accounts speeds up the process, reduces the risk of errors, and frees up time for the support team to deal with other more complex tasks. Therefore, it allows businesses to accelerate digital innovation and transformation relatively quickly and at a reasonable cost, resulting in increased efficiency, lower operational costs, higher revenues, and an improved employee and customer...
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