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TECH TRENDS SHAPING THE SECURITY SECTOR IN 2022 ETTIENE VAN DER WATT, REGIONAL DIRECTOR – MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA AT AXIS COMMUNICATIONS, EXPLORES KEY TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN THIS YEAR
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he beginning month of any year is characterised by many articles listing the technology trends that will shape industry sectors in the next one. But over the years, one can see a pattern develop, a roadmap that reveals the sentiments, and technologies we should be prioritising. In this case, the keyword is ‘trust’, which is an interesting one. The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer shows that among online survey respondents in 28 countries, trust in the technology sector is declining globally, along 40
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with concerns of climate change, job losses, and cyberattacks. Worries that are all valid to the global security and surveillance sector. In the pursuit of realising a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world built on the back of a trustworthy and reliable ecosystem of innovation, these are the technologies and insights that will continue to transform security in 2022 and beyond. A post-pandemic world The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt in multiple ways.
We see its physical manifestation in the challenges to supply chains, with global manufacturing brought to a near standstill and companies having to re-evaluate where and how they source key components and equipment for their respective products and services. We also see it in deployed technology – how intelligent solutions in video and monitoring are used to enforce social distancing and implement public health strategies. A global shortage of semiconductors has also seen companies explore inhouse manufacturing and the potential
