Racing Ahead: Emerging Technology Adoption In The APAC Region
As the Forrester research team conducted its analysis for the top 10 emerging technologies this year, one trend became clear: The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is no longer following global tech trends — it is setting them. Once seen as a fast adopter, APAC is now a bold innovator, building new technologies from the ground up.
For example, Japan and South Korea have taken the global lead in humanoid robotics, with lifelike service robots now deployed in hotels, hospitals, and retail. China is pioneering quantum communication networks, already operational in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. India is pushing the frontier of multilingual generative AI, with startups creating foundational language models tailored to all 22 of the country’s official languages. And Singapore is at the forefront of smart city technologies, including AI-led urban planning and edge-powered infrastructure.
