-scope, purpose and intended audience
Scientific and technological progress is a key driver of security, prosperity, and efforts to address major societal and global challenges. Governments across the globe are developing strategic measures to accelerate research, strengthen innovation, and safeguard critical technologies. Central to these strategies are critical technology lists. Such lists catalogue technologies of particular strategic
importance, aiding policymaking, informing public discourse, and helping researchers understand the contextual relevance of their work.