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National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan 2023: Societal and Technology Landscape to Inform Science and Technology Research

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Author(s)

Ashley Boggs-Russell, Kerrianne Buchanan, David W. Griffith, Heather Evans, Dimitrios Meritis, Lisa Ng, Anna Sberegaeva, Michelle Stephens

Abstract

The 2023 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan provides an analysis of key external factors that could impact NIST and the fulfillment of its mission in coming years. The analyses were conducted through three separate lenses: Societal & Political (Sec. 2), Investment & Geopolitical (Sec. 3), and Technology & Science (Sec. 4). Most of the issues discussed in the previous environmental scans conducted in 2018 and 2020 are still relevant, but a number of key issues have emerged in society that will impact NIST since the writing of those reports. Societal, political, financial, and workforce issues will challenge NIST to maintain and advance its leadership in metrology, standards, and technology. However, a broad range of emerging technology issues present opportunities for NIST to have significant impact in advancing the nation's innovation and industrial competitiveness.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8482
Report Number
8482
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8482
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Keywords

Environmental Scan, NIST Policy, Strategic Planning.
Standards, Resilience, Physics, Metrology, Materials, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Information technology, Health, Fire, Environment, Energy, Electronics, Chemistry, Buildings and Construction, Bioscience and Advanced communications

Citation

Boggs-Russell, A. , Buchanan, K. , Griffith, D. , Evans, H. , Meritis, D. , Ng, L. , Sberegaeva, A. and Stephens, M. (2023), National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan 2023: Societal and Technology Landscape to Inform Science and Technology Research, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8482, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=936938 (Accessed April 28, 2024)

Created August 23, 2023