Ministerial foreword 3
 
Development of the Technology Investment Roadmap 4
 
Roadmap governance and engagement structure 5
 
Executive summary 7
 
A technology investment roadmap 11
Stage 1: Setting a clear vision 13
Stage 2: Survey of new and emerging technologies 14
Stage 3: Australia’s technological needs and comparative advantage 20
Stage 4: Identifying priority technologies 32
Stage 5: Identifying most efficient deployment pathways and setting economic
goals for key technologies 34
Stage 6: Balancing overall investment portfolio 36
Stage 7: Implementing investments (institutional structure) 38
Stage 8: Assessing the impact of technology investments 39
 
Global technology trends and priorities 41
 
Building a technology partnership 43
 
Glossary of selected technical terms 45
 
Reference list 47
 
Appendix A: List of all technologies surveyed 49
Appendix B: Technology analysis by sector 53
Appendix C: Technology Readiness Level and Commercial Readiness Index 70