By SEAN ONG
The Year 2013 will be remembered for many events, such as American scientists creating the first lab-grown body part using a 3D printer, Prof Peter Higgs – one of the scientists who discovered the Higgs Boson particle at CERN – winning the Nobel Prize for physics and Microsoft’s new Xbox One games console selling one million units in a single day, thanks to its promise of unmatched game-play and interactive user experience.
These feats illustrate how much we rely on technology in every aspect of our lives, whether that includes scientific research or entertainment, and how much IT networks – the delivery vehicle for the world’s data – impact every person on the planet. However, while 2013 confirmed technology’s importance, what does 2014 have in store for us?