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Crafting A National Tech Strategy and Reviving Net Tech Assessment

May 6, 2023

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PJ Maykish, Abigail Kukura, and Will Moreland from the Special Competitive Studies Project's Future Technologies platform share their expertise on crafting a national technology strategy. They discuss the vital role of international collaboration in developing emerging technologies and the importance of prioritizing critical technologies to compete with global powers like China. The conversation delves into the complexities of strategic planning and historical lessons from the Cold War, underscoring the need for a cohesive public-private approach to technology and national security.

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Three Lenses of Technology Analysis

The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) analyzes technologies through three lenses: technical, geopolitical, and economic.
This approach helps determine which technologies are strategically significant and require national planning.

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Prioritizing Technologies

Focus national technology strategy on a limited number of key areas, like general-purpose technologies.
Continuously scan for wildcard technologies while planning for leadership in battleground areas.

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Domains of Innovation

Current technological innovation is concentrated in the digital domain (AI, 5G, semiconductors).
Emerging domains include biotech, physical (energy, manufacturing), cyber, and space.

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PJ Maykish, Abigail Kukura, and Will Moreland from the Future Technologies platform team of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) join the conversation to discuss critical technologies and the development of a national technology strategy.

The guests provide insights into how the United States can create a comprehensive technology strategy that prioritizes the development of critical technologies to compete with China. They also discuss the importance of international collaboration in the development of emerging technologies and the challenges faced in building consensus among different stakeholders.

This is the paper we primarily discuss: Platforms-Panel-IPR.pdf (scsp.ai)

Vishnu Kannan of Carnegie cohosts.

Midjourney art: the prompt is "A Bauhaus poster for a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Featuring a young man looking out from a turret on a castle out towards the sea" but I thought it has a bit of a tech forecasting vibe!

Music by the great Cab Calloway: Hi De Ho Man - YouTube

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