Finding the technologies that matter

We, the Technology and Science Insights team in the Government Office for Science, are updating our list of priority technologies for 2022. We are on the hunt for new technologies so we can provide up to date …
We, the Technology and Science Insights team in the Government Office for Science, are updating our list of priority technologies for 2022. We are on the hunt for new technologies so we can provide up to date …
The Government Office for Science’s (GOS) emerging technologies (EmTech) team is growing, and we’ve developed a whole range of capabilities to tell you about. If you work in EmTech, we want to hear your ideas and explore ways that we can …
‘Global Strategic Trends – The Future Starts Today’ was published on Monday 15 October by the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) thinktank, the Development, Concept and Doctrine Centre (DCDC). The document provides a strategic context for those involved in long-term policy, …
Novel technology is bringing many opportunities and disruptions which offer possibilities that could change our lives. The Government Office for Science’s Emerging Technology Programme helps government think about how potential new technologies may affect policy choices. Read on to find out about three emerging technologies identified by GOS’ Emerging Technology Scan that could change how we practise medicine in the UK.
How advances in brain science and artificial intelligence could transform our mental health and wellbeing.
We interviewed leaders of the UK’s marine and maritime industries to find out how emerging technology will affect their sectors.
Whilst autonomy in cars currently gets the limelight, there is a big opportunity for the UK in marine autonomy.
How an evidence ‘safari’ helped us to think about the policy issues facing the ageing Scottish population.
...Foresight’s Future of an ageing population final report to find out more about how housing will affect the future of an ageing population. Sign up for email updates from this...
...play an important part in the future of the sea and its governance. The next generation of transport technologies will provide unmanned vehicles over and under the sea. These technologies...