Clouds, mobile, biometrics and big data top priorities for global innovation, KPMG found

Cloud computing, mobile technologies, biometrics and big data processing technologies are the key priorities for high-tech innovation, KPMG analysts found.

Cloud computing, mobile technologies, biometrics and big data processing technologies are the key priorities for high-tech innovation, expected to ?continue to gain momentum as the most disruptive technologies in global consumer and business markets over the next three years,? according to a comprehensive survey by KPMG International, a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services. The data came from the polling of 811 top executives at high-tech companies across the planet, including 33 respondents from Russia. The survey was aimed at identifying the levels the countries polled were at in disruptive and revolutionary technology development, pinpointing global innovation trends, and assessing the scale of change in this broad area...