Ian Pearson, futurologist at BTexact Technologies makes his top 25
predictions for the future.

Ian Pearson is the long-range radar for BTexact Technologies, BT's
advanced research and technology business. He searches years ahead for
new technologies and events that might impact on the way businesses and
society work. Among the things he's looking for are technologies and
applications that may require businesses and individuals to rethink
their vision of the future and how they currently operate.

BTexact Technologies' develops and implements technology for a range of
industries. The ability to look far ahead is key to BTexact's ability to
make 'best guess' decisions on what its customers and society in general
will want in order to guide the direction of research and technology
investment.

The future is hard to predict. Technology development is always