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McKinsey Global Institute, the business and economics research arm of McKinsey and Company, has highlighted 12 disruptive technologies as part of its ongoing remit to delve into the evolving global economy and promote understanding. 1. Mobile internet The technology: Increasingly inexpensive mobile computing devices and internet connectivity. The numbers:  $1.7 trillion: global GDP related to the internet, $5 million versus $400: price of fastest supercomputer in 1975 versus modern iPhone equal in performance, and 4.3 billion: world population not yet connected to the internet. The opportunities: “The mobile Internet also has applications across businesses and the public sector, enabling more efficient delivery of many services and creating opportunities to increase workforce productivity. In developing economies, the mobile Internet could bring billions of people into the connected world.” 2. Automation of knowledge work The technolo...