STONewsArchive: NATO Deputy Secretary General launches new STO report on technology trends

Title: NATO Deputy Secretary General launches new STO report on technology trends
Start_Publishing: 27/03/2023
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Main_Body_Multi: NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană last week launched the NATO Science and Technology Organization’s report Science & Technology Trends: 2023-2043, which provides new insights into emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) and their potential impact on military operations, defence capabilities, enterprise functions and political decision making. The report was launched at an event on 22 March at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. 


The 2023-2043 S&T Trends report updates and expands upon the previous edition, released in 2020, to account for the significant geopolitical, technological and scientific developments seen in the intervening years – including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war, climate change and the NATO 2022 Strategic Concept. It focuses on the defence and security implications of EDTs, both in isolation and in combination, and features, for the first time, analysis of energy and propulsion, and electronic and electromagnetic technologies. 


“The report provides an essential evidence-based analysis of why new technologies matter to NATO,” said Mr Geoană in remarks delivered at last week’s launch event. “It matters to NATO but also to our citizens, to our governments, and to our civil society”. He added: “I want everyone to take time to read it, go through it and learn from it as we do – the Secretary General, myself, and the leadership of the Alliance. It’s a great piece of work, and congratulations for everything that you have here.” 


The report draws on a review of national and international S&T foresight and futures studies, multi-national workshops, and technology watch activities carried out by the STO and its network of more than 5,000 scientists and engineers – the world’s largest collaborative network for defence-related S&T. Mr Geoană commended the STO’s collaborative network in his remarks, noting that “this report would not be possible without your expertise and insights.”


Volume 1 of the Trends report provides an overview of militarily relevant S&T trends and their potential impact on NATO capability development and operational challenges over the next 20 years. Volume 2 describes the key data sources, methodology and analysis used to carry out this assessment


“This report will play a key role in guiding decision makers on NATO R&D portfolio management, innovation activities and capability planning,” said NATO Chief Scientist Dr Bryan Wells. “As such, it underlines the STO’s commitment to maintaining the Alliance’s technological edge”.


The full Science & Technology Trends: 2023-2043 report is available online (Volume 1; Volume 2).

Page_Intro: NATO Deputy Secretary Mircea Geoană last week launched the NATO Science and Technology Organization’s report Science & Technology Trends: 2023-2043, which provides new insights into emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) and their potential impact on military operations, defence capabilities, enterprise functions and political decision making. The report was launched at an event on 22 March at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

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HomePageBodyText: NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană last week launched the NATO Science and Technology Organization’s report Science & Technology Trends: 2023-2043, which provides new insights into emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) and their potential impact on military operations, defence capabilities, enterprise functions and political decision making. The report was launched at an event on 22 March at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. 


The 2023-2043 S&T Trends report updates and expands upon the previous edition, released in 2020, to account for the significant geopolitical, technological and scientific developments seen in the intervening years – including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war, climate change and the NATO 2022 Strategic Concept. It focuses on the defence and security implications of EDTs, both in isolation and in combination, and features, for the first time, analysis of energy and propulsion, and electronic and electromagnetic technologies. 


“The report provides an essential evidence-based analysis of why new technologies matter to NATO,” said Mr Geoană in remarks delivered at last week’s launch event. “It matters to NATO but also to our citizens, to our governments, and to our civil society”. He added: “I want everyone to take time to read it, go through it and learn from it as we do – the Secretary General, myself, and the leadership of the Alliance. It’s a great piece of work, and congratulations for everything that you have here.” 


The report draws on a review of national and international S&T foresight and futures studies, multi-national workshops, and technology watch activities carried out by the STO and its network of more than 5,000 scientists and engineers – the world’s largest collaborative network for defence-related S&T. Mr Geoană commended the STO’s collaborative network in his remarks, noting that “this report would not be possible without your expertise and insights.”


Volume 1 of the Trends report provides an overview of militarily relevant S&T trends and their potential impact on NATO capability development and operational challenges over the next 20 years. Volume 2 describes the key data sources, methodology and analysis used to carry out this assessment


“This report will play a key role in guiding decision makers on NATO R&D portfolio management, innovation activities and capability planning,” said NATO Chief Scientist Dr Bryan Wells. “As such, it underlines the STO’s commitment to maintaining the Alliance’s technological edge”.



The full Science & Technology Trends: 2023-2043 report is available online (Volume 1; Volume 2).


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