The document discusses emerging and disruptive technologies. It defines technology as techniques, skills and processes used to produce goods and services. Emerging technologies are capable of changing the status quo and include technologies still in research that could transform industries like healthcare, education and transportation. Disruptive technologies create new markets by displacing existing technologies, like how personal computers displaced typewriters. Examples provided are PCs, smartphones, cloud computing and social media. Current emerging technologies mentioned are artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented/virtual reality, internet of things, big data and robotic process automation. The document argues we may be in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution driven by technologies like robotics and autonomous vehicles.