OUTLINE
             1. What are Emerging Technologies
             2. Technologies that emerged
             3. The effect of ICT on the Nigerian Economy
             4. Global Perspective
             5. What the future holds
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             What are Emerging Technologies ?
    According to Wikipedia:
    “Emerging  Technologies  are  technologies  whose 
    development, practical application, or both are still 
    largely unrealized, such that they are figuratively 
    emerging  into  prominence  from  background  of 
    nonexistence or obscurity.”
    They are a product of Innovation through Research 
    and Development.
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             Economic Development and 
                 Emerging Technologies
     A correlation has been established between economic development and 
     Research and Development: source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics June 
     2018 Report
       Top 10 Countries in R&D Spending in relation to GDP as at 
       December 2016
       s/n    Country            Amount       % of GDP
                                 (US$bn)
         1    South Korea                 73.3             4.3
         2    Israel                      12.3             4.2
         3    Japan                      170.5             3.4
         4    Switzerland                 13.7             3.2
         5    Finland                      7.2             3.1
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                 Economic Development and 
                     Emerging Technologies
      Top 10 Countries in R&D Spending in relation to GDP as at 
      December 2016
         s/n    Country               Amount (US$bn)     % of GDP
          6     Austria                         12.7             3.1
          7     Sweden                          14.2             3.1
          8     Denmark                           7.9            2.9
          9     Germany                        109.8             2.9
         10     USA                            476.5             2.7
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                  Economic Development and 
                      Emerging Technologies
        Top Countries in R&D Spending as at December 2016
           s/n    Country                  Amount       Global Share 
                                           (US$bn)          (%)
            1     USA                           476.5            26.4
            2     China                         370.6            20.6
            3     Japan                         170.5             9.5
            4     Germany                       109.8             6.1
            5     South Korea                    73.2             4.1
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