The aim of this report is to share
some of the most significant emerging
technologies likely to be important to
the UK’s industries of 2040 and beyond. Our 50 emerging
technologies are
organised within the
UK Innovation Strategy’s
seven technology families.
They were, in turn, inspired
by Innovate UK’s taxonomy
for structuring and
understanding the 1,000+
technologies we support.
This allows us to
explore the relationships
between technologies
and technology families.
It ensures the technologies
we track cover all areas
of science and technology,
and all parts of
our economy.
For each technology,
we define and explain
why it is important, and
explore its potential future
significance. In each
family we highlight one
technology we think
could have a particularly
meaningful economic
or societal impact.
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