Issue Key point: security becomes a variable at every level of technology

Summary

The Megatrends 2040 report states among its technology key points that security will be a major variable at every level of technology. The report also flags that some technologies raise significant ethical and security dilemmas requiring action for the common good. It proposes that a global system for gathering and assessing new technologies and their impacts could ensure greater security. Space is likewise identified as a new domain for developing defence and security technologies.