A profound shift in our world is underway

The planet is becoming interconnected with intelligence being infused into things nobody would think of as a computer

There are upwards of a trillion interconnected and intelligent objects on the planet – what some call

The Internet of Things

Among their components are a billion transistors for every human being on the planet…

Many are concerned about the issues it raises for privacy and security.

The emergence of Big Data constitutes a vast new natural resource for the 21st century, with the potential to impact lives in the same way steam, electricity and hydrocarbons did in previous centuries

We are entering a golden age of information science - propelled by The Cloud and Social Media

This is enormously promising – and it is just the beginning

When we infuse intelligence and social media into our

economic and natural systems, we change not just how the world works, but how it learns

Every system becomes a learning system

However, I believe the overall import of this new era is enormously hopeful

18th CenturySteam

19th CenturyElectricity

20th CenturyHydrocarbons

21st CenturyData

What does this mean for Pearson?

Inspired by a paper written for Pearson by Jon Iwata, leader of IBM’s Marketing, Communications and Citizenship organisation.

Efficacy in Education: Proof with a Purpose

All were disruptive, but all fueled new wealth and human progress, once we learned how to translate them into new value

Learning is no longer restricted to the formal education industry

We have the opportunity to make smarter decisions and drive learner outcomes based on both evidence and real time performance data

Learning can now be measured and adopted in ways that would previously have been considered the stuff of science fiction

Every business, every industry and every individual will have to be constantly learning and improving to make the most of the opportunities provided by the data revolution

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