The article analyzes the current state of digital technologies that have a considerable impact on the technological and socio-economic development of industry, society, and the economy. The modern development of the industry in the model of the World Economic Forum (WEF) corresponds to the level of Industry 4.0, the development of society in the Japanese model is appropriate for the stage of Society 5.0, the development of the world economy, as the authors believe, refer to the stage of Economy 3.0. Various sets of technology, such as SMACT, DARQ, the digital technologies of the seventh wave, along with key technologies that have been emphasized by the companies IDC, Accenture, McKinsey, PwC and BCG, are considered. The reports of the US National Intelligence Council, WEF and UN are analyzed. Having studied lots of such documents, the authors proposed the following eight technologies to consider as key ones: Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Internet of Things, Robots, 3D Printing, Extended Reality and Cloud Technology.
Keywords: SMACT, DARQ, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Internet of Things, Robots, 3D Printing, Extended Reality, Cloud Technology