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Critical materials have been defined by one academic group as "raw materials for which there are no viable substitutes with current technologies, which most consumer countries are dependent on importing, and whose supply is dominated by one or a few producers".
The European Commission will assess the risks of four critical technologies, including semiconductors and artificial intelligence, being weaponised by countries not aligned with its values and ...
The Critical Minerals Strategy, Resilience for the Future [13] was published in July 2022, updated [14] in March 2023. [15] As of December 2023, the UK does not produce any of the 18 identified highly critical CRM [d] [16] while a watchlist of increasingly critical materials includes Iridium, Manganese, Nickel, Phosphates and Ruthenium. [17]
A technology-critical element (TCE) is a chemical element that is a critical raw material [1] [2] [3] for modern and emerging technologies, [4] [5] [6] resulting in a striking increase in their usage. [4] [7] [1] [8] Similar terms include critical elements, [9] critical materials, [4] energy-critical elements [7] and elements of security. [10]
The European Union announced plans on Tuesday to better protect its cutting-edge technologies from foreign snooping that might threaten its economy and security in the wake of repeated warnings ...
A Technology Readiness Level Calculator was developed by the United States Air Force. [6] This tool is a standard set of questions implemented in Microsoft Excel that produces a graphical display of the TRLs achieved. This tool is intended to provide a snapshot of technology maturity at a given point in time. [7]
In December 2004 it endorsed the intention of the European Commission to propose a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and agreed to the creation of a European Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN). In December the European Commission issued its finalised design as a directive EU COM(2006) 786 ...
European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) refers to the doctrine or specific programs created as a result of the European Commission's directive EU COM(2006) 786 which designates European critical infrastructure that, in case of fault, incident, or attack, could impact both the country where it is hosted and at least one ...