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The GSN 2016 Homeland Security Awards
Chuck Brooks, the Distinguished Judge of
GSN’s 2016 Homeland Security Awards, agrees with
the analysts now saying say that we are heading
for a Fourth Industrial Revolution
GSN: Chuck, thank you again for judging our
most recent and very successful awards event.
It was my real pleasure. Each year I am more
and more impressed with the capabilities of the
company submissions for best solutions. They
are all top notch and at the innovative edge
of security technologies. It also reassuring to
review many of the new technologies being utilized
across the physical and cyber spectrums
for securing the homeland.
GSN: Speaking of technologies, much is
happening in the world emerging technologies.
What are your quick thoughts as a subject
matter expert on our new tech era?
In my role of Chairman of CompTIA’s New and
Emerging Technology Committee I get a window
on what advancement is
happening in both the public
and private sectors. Many
analysts are now saying we
are entering a Fourth Industrial
Revolution. I concur,
these emerging technologies Chuck Brooks
are already impacting how
we live and work. With the advent of artificial
intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, the
Internet of Things, augmented reality, materials
science, 3-D Printing, and data analytics the
near future will be really exciting. We are living
in an era where innovation, agility and imagination
are all essential in order to keep pace
with exponential technological transformation
taking place. It is easy to imagine potential
applications for new technologies. For example
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