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


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WEF - Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies Definition
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Technologies arising from new knowledge or innovation »Technologies arising from new knowledge or innovation
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Create opportunities for and challenges to addressing global issues »Create opportunities for and challenges to addressing global issues
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Leading to the rapid development of new capabilities »Leading to the rapid development of new capabilities
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Potential to disrupt or create entire industries »Potential to disrupt or create entire industries
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Projected to have significant systemic and long-lasting impacts »Projected to have significant systemic and long-lasting impacts
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