Direct link: www.industry.gov.au/publications/list-critical-technologies-national-interest
Responsible agency: Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Last updated: 19 May 2023
The List of Critical Technologies in the National Interest has been developed through an extensive public consultation process. In response to this feedback, DISR has revised the list and focused on key enabling technology fields that will have a high impact on our national interest.
These critical technology fields will deliver on a positive, better future for Australia. These fields represent technologies for which Australia:
- has research, intellectual or industrial strengths and capabilities to be supported and championed
- needs uninterrupted access through trusted supply chains
- must retain strategic capability or maintain awareness.
The key enabling critical technology fields which have a high impact on Australia’s national interest are:
- advanced manufacturing and materials technologies
- artificial intelligence (AI) technologies
- advanced information and communication technologies
- quantum technologies
- autonomous systems, robotics, positioning, timing and sensing
- biotechnologies
- clean energy generation and storage technologies.