  The world is moving toward globalization rapidly. Everybody has easy access
to information with the spread of Internet technology. Businesses are growing
beyond national borders. Internationalization affects every aspect of life. In
this scenario, by dispersing functions and tasks across organizational borders,
time and space, global organizations have higher requirements for
collaboration. In order to allow decision-makers and knowledge workers,
situated at different times and spaces, to work more efficiently, collaborative
technologies are needed. In this paper, we give an overview of potential
collaborative technologies, their benefits, risks and challenges, types, and
elements. Based on the conceptualization of terrestrial and non-terrestrial
integrated networks (TaNTIN), we highlight artificial intelligence (AI),
blockchains, tactile Internet, mobile edge computing (MEC)/fog computing,
augmented reality and virtual reality, and so forth as the key features to
ensure quality-of-service (QoS) guarantee of futuristic collaborative services
such as telemedicine, e-education, online gaming, online businesses, the
entertainment industry. We also discuss how these technologies will impact
human life in the near future.
