Emerging Technology
Knowledge of developments and new applications of emerging technologies and their benefits, challenges, and applications to government processes.
Type
Functional
Competency Area
Information and Communication Technology
Levels
Maintains updated database
Maintains updated knowledge on emerging technologies ranging from big data and smartphones to artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT)
Describes emerging technologies with relevant examples
Understands that emerging technologies can be incremental as well as disruptive
Documents key debates and trends
Documents debates on emerging technologies (philosophical, political, ethical, etc.)
Provides research on latest trends amongst relevant emerging technologies, including laws, regulations, and guidelines
Identifies resources for developing emerging technologies (research and development grants, technology competitions, etc.)
Applies emerging technologies to public sector innovations
Reviews legal and regulatory parameters that might/might not govern emerging technologies
Links emerging technologies to public sector innovations
Develops a metric to rank emerging technologies based on their usefulness within public sector
Institutionalises emerging technologies
Creates mechanisms for citizen redress and support in the use of emerging technologies
Guides internal capacity building on the knowledge and expertise of emerging technologies
Designs technology roadmaps for emerging technologies, keeping in mind scaling up strategies
Prioritises emerging technologies to solve challenges
Promotes a culture of ‘how to do more with less’ using emerging technologies
Anticipates the challenges emerging technologies bring into the public sector, and creates a plan to mitigate them
Champions emerging technologies amongst key stakeholders to ensure an alignment of expectations