{"id":594284,"date":"2023-03-03T16:06:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=research-and-insight&#038;p=868046"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:29:54","slug":"the-next-step-to-global-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"research-and-insight","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/research-library\/future-sight-the-next-step-to-global-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Future sight: The next step to global connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Future-sight-podcast-2880X1800.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Future-sight-podcast-2880X1800.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source 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