The software industry is experiencing a phase of dramatic growth and change through advances in communications, technologies and the globalisation of markets. Given this fast pace of change it is easy to think that predicting near impossible. However, given these dynamics it is essential that an organisation is able to adapt and respond quickly and therefore play a part in understanding emerging trends and their likely impacts.

Give these factors what are the major opportunities for the industry to grow rapidly over the next 5 to 10 years? 

What should the industry be doing now to shape this future rather than waiting for the future to hit it?

Notes 

Ubiquity of network 

• Off-line v on-line
• Always –on
• Simpler, cheaper applications
• Browser world (10-15 yrs)
• Practical models – greater abstraction
• Richer interfaces
• Semantics v syntax

Business focus v IT focus

• How do we capture requirements for out-sourcing?
• Training of an architect
• Will anyone write code?
• Or will computers write code for us?

Service Oriented globalisation

• Network services
• New stuff – technology, wasted resource to learn
• Lag support for new products
• More plg to migrate, interop

National boundaries

• Globalisation – driven by costs, time (follow-the sun)

Education

• More business engagements
• Scholarships
• Accreditation Architecture
• UML-BPEL-business logic