CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LIST UPDATE A Report by the FAST TRACK ACTION SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES of the NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL February 2024 CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LIST UPDATE About the National Science and Technology Council The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is the principal means by which the Executive Branch coordinates science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development enterprise. A primary objective of the NSTC is to ensure that science and technology policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President's stated goals. The NSTC prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals. The work of the NSTC is organized under committees that oversee subcommittees and working groups focused on different aspects of science and technology. More information is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/nstc. About the Office of Science and Technology Policy The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of resources, among other topics. OSTP leads interagency science and technology policy coordination efforts, assists the Office of Management and Budget with an annual review and analysis of Federal research and development in budgets, and serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government. More information is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp. About the Fast Track Action Subcommittee on Critical and Emerging Technologies The NSTC established this Fast Track Action Subcommittee in 2020 to identify critical and emerging technologies to inform national security-related activities. In support of this work, the Subcommittee coordinated across the NSTC and the National Security Council (NSC) to identify priority critical and emerging technology subfields, updated no less than every two years. About this Document This document identifies critical and emerging technologies. Copyright Information This document is a work of the United States Government and is in the public domain (see 17 U.S.C. §105). It may be distributed and copied with acknowledgment to OSTP. Published in the United States of America, 2024. CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LIST UPDATE – i – NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL Chair Arati Prabhakar, Direct...
