Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025

Ecosystem readiness This year introduces an ecosystem readiness map for each technology. This analysis evaluates how prepared the societal infrastructure is for these technologies to scale and achieve their projected impact.For each technology, insights were gathered from the Top 10 Emerging Technologies Steering Committee, Frontier’s network of chief editors and futurists from the Dubai Future Foundation. These experts evaluated readiness across five key dimensions, commonly known as STEEP (social, technological, environmental, economic and political) analysis: Each dimension was rated on a four-point scale from “no readiness” to “high readiness”. The results are displayed in radar charts (see Figure 1) in each technology section, accompanied by key actions required to achieve scale. These assessments help identify critical gaps that must be addressed before technologies can reach their full potential, providing valuable context for decision-makers across sectors. Ecosystem readiness map FIGURE 1 0.511.522.533.54Social Technological Policy Economic EnvironmentalBoxed Icons Social: Public awareness, acceptance, education levels and cultural values that support the technology Boxed Icons Technological: Maturity of underlying technologies, research needs and supply chain readiness Boxed Icons Environmental: Access to required resources, sustainability of materials and alignment with emission regulations Boxed Icons Economic: Market demand, investment trends and business model viability Policy: Regulatory frameworks, international policy alignment and trade barriers Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025 7