what are Critical technologies?
Technologies considered critical are generally either of critical importance for a country today, or seen as likely to become of critical importance within 10 years.
Our latest collections of global critical tech news:
Critical technologies, globally: September 2024
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Critical technologies, quarterly: Q3 2024
When looking at these technologies, there are obviously accompanying considerations:
- The economic importance of a technology as in, for instance, supply chain management and the impacts arising from disruption of a technology’s economic relevance;
- Financial importance of a technology, whether in transmission or storage of financial information; and
- Increasingly, the digital security component of a technology.
Critical technologies, globally
September 2024
Globally, critical technologies news headlines in September of 2024 for obvious reasons covered a wide range of items, technologies, industries, and concerns: Earth-to-space solar energy transmission; photonics for faster data transfer in data center operations; developments in quantum computing, and quantum cryptography; AI-focused supercomputer projects; and many more.
September 2024: Critical technologies >
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Critical tech: Monthly Archives
Coverage of critical tech in multiple sectors, globally, is collected in our smaller, monthly round-ups.
Links below lead to monthly critical tech news summaries across 2024, and gather coverage of globally-significant developments in key technology sectors in the form of articles, reports, downloads and commentary.
- Critical technologies: globally, in September 2024
- Critical tech, globally: August 2024 overview
- Critical technologies in the news: July 2024
- Critical technologies – June 2024 global round-up
- Critical technologies: May 2024
- Critical technologies globally: April 2024
- Critical technologies, globally: March 2024
- Critical technologies: February 2024
- Critical technologies in January 2024
Critical technologies in the news in 2023
- Critical technologies in December 2023
- Critical technologies in November 2023
- Critical technologies in October 2023
- Critical technologies in September 2023
- Critical technology news in August 2023
- Critical technology news in July 2023
- Critical technology news in June 2023
WEF Quantum Economy Blueprint – January 2024
Critical technologies, quarterly
In the first instance, it may be most useful to read news coverage of critical technologies in a quarterly format, to properly gain a grasp of the volume, and breadth, of these crucial technologies:
- Critical tech quarterly: Third quarter 2024
- Critical technologies, globally: Q2 2024
- Critical technologies, quarterly: Q1 2024
