WEF - Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies Definition
A draft definition of Emerging Technologies was discussed at the meeting of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies in November 2010.
What are emerging technologies?
• They are technologies which arise from new knowledge, or the innovative application of existing knowledge;
• leading to the rapid development of new capabilities;
• are projected to have significant systemic and long-lasting economic, social and political impacts;
• create new opportunities for and challenges to addressing global issues;
• have the potential to disrupt or create entire industries.
Source: World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council Emerging Technologies meeting Nov 2010