How current shift of paradigm to the 6th Kontratieff wave will set new drivers to the development?
Financial crisis marked the end of the economic and social wave that originated in the information and communication technology revolution that started early 1970´s. As we enter the new wave, we shall have new drivers that will pave way towards the future. They will be found in the environmental technology, bio- and nanotechnology as well as heath care. These developments will be complemented with social change, where the value preferences will reshuffle as more awareness about predicaments facing humankind will gain ground.