The story of BlackBerry underscores the need to adapt to swiftly changing technological paradigms. Digital technologies such as mobile, social media, smartphones, big data, predictive analytics and cloud are fundamentally different than the preceding IT-based technologies. Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, nanomaterials, biotech, bioinformatics and quantum computing are just some of these technologies transforming the world. The Internet of Things (IOT) is a rapidly growing technology which aims to connect all devices to existing infrastructure. UK investors are increasingly enthusiastic about tech investments.