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OECD · Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025 ↗Interoperable digital health, safe clinical workflows and equitable deployment remain priorities as health systems integrate digital services and technology.
WHO · Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020–2027 ↗Accelerating electricity demand and clean-energy deployment create new design challenges for resilient infrastructure, industrial systems and human–technology interaction.
IEA · World Energy Outlook 2024 ↗Technologies are spreading faster, but adoption remains uneven. Inclusive design, workforce capability and responsible deployment are important human-centered research frontiers.
WIPO · World Intellectual Property Report 2026 ↗Advances in autonomous systems, human–machine teaming and additive manufacturing motivate research into safety, usability and human roles in emerging systems.
NASA · 2024 Technology Taxonomy ↗Technology convergence and shared research infrastructure place greater emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration, scientific trust and evidence-based innovation policy.
OECD · STI Outlook 2025 ↗