Report: Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023
The report outlines the technologies that will positively impact society in the next three to five years.
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World Economic Forum has published a Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 report outlining the sectors that will positively impact society in the next three to five years. Over 90 experts from 20 countries contributed to the research.
The list was compiled via a survey "distributed to the steering group and wider expert network, as
well as the World Economic Forum’s Innovator Communities from December 2022 to January 2023."
The participants had to name and describe the technology, put down the fields impacted by it and explain how, and then justify its inclusion in the list.
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023:
- Flexible batteries
- Generative artificial intelligence
- Sustainable aviation fuel
- Designer phages
- Metaverse for mental health
- Wearable plant sensors
- Spatial omics
- Flexible neural electronics
- Sustainable computing
- AI-facilitated healthcare
Before making a decision, the researchers took into account the following criteria:
- Novelty: the technology is emerging and at an early stage of incipient development, not already widely used.
- Applicability: has the potential to be of significant use and benefit to societies and economies in the future; is not of only marginal concern.
- Depth: is being developed by more than one company and is the focus of increasing investment interest and excitement within the expert community; likely to have a significant impact in the next 3-5 years.
- Power: is potentially powerful and disruptive in altering established ways and industries.
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