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Critical and Emerging Technologies List 2024 (NSTC) - NIW Source

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National Science and Technology Council report (Feb 2024) listing critical and emerging technologies - the standard citation for national importance in NIW.

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A February 2024 NSTC report that updates the U.S. Critical and Emerging Technologies list. It explains the interagency process behind the update and names 18 technology areas, then breaks each area into subfields. The document says the list supports national security-related work and is not a policy or funding priority list.

Key points

  • Issued by the National Science and Technology Council's Fast Track Action Subcommittee on Critical and Emerging Technologies.
  • Identifies critical and emerging technologies as a subset of advanced technologies tied to U.S. national security.
  • Says the update builds on the October 2020 national strategy and the February 2022 update.
  • States the list should inform government and agency efforts, but not be treated as a funding or policy priority list.
  • Describes an interagency process led by OSTP and coordinated with the NSC and 18 departments, agencies, and offices.
  • Lists 18 technology areas, including AI, biotechnologies, quantum, semiconductors, and space technologies.
  • Notes the list may help research and development, talent competition, and protection of sensitive technology.

What is inside

  1. About Fast Track Subcommittee
  2. Critical and Emerging Technologies List
  3. Critical and Emerging Technology Subfields

When it helps

A national-importance reference that lists U.S.-designated critical technology areas and explains their relevance to national security. It can support a proposed endeavor narrative by showing that the technology area appears on an official federal list.

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