Three shifts towards a friction-free economy:IFTF predicts that there would be three key shifts that would pave the way towards the friction-free economy by 2030:Shift 1: Autonomous Commerce—Machines as Consumers - Machines will evolve into consumers, using a mix of sensors, software updates, and AI to sense when they, and the people they serve, are functioning sub-optimally. The global leaders present at the forum discussed how globalization 4.Shift 3: Leapfrog Economies – Unlocking inclusive opportunities - Technical advances will unlock opportunities for inclusive development and lift millions of people out of poverty by enabling all people to document their identity and generate new sources of revenue.Today, technology is driving human progress and the interwoven partnership between humans and machines has opened up new opportunities for organizations across the globe.This report builds on the organizations’ collaboration in 2017 with IFTF, when IFTF distilled informed opinions from 20 experts from around the world to forecast the ‘next era of human-machine partnerships’. It builds on Dell Technologies and IFTF’s debut research report in 2017 forecasting the next era of human-machine partnerships. IFTF distilled informed opinions from 20 experts from around the world to forecast the ‘next era of human-machine partnerships’.