Preface -- Foreword -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION -- The Global Technology Revolution to 2020 -- Will Moore's Law Continue Through 2020? -- Approach -- Technology Trend Foresight -- International Implications -- Structure of the Report -- CHAPTER 2- TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS -- Technology Trends and Applications -- Biotechnology Trends and Applications to 2020 -- Nanotechnology Trends and Applications to 2020 -- Materials Trends and Applications to 2020 -- Information and Communications Technology Trends and Applications to 2020 -- The Integrated Effect of Technology Development -- The Potential Effects of Technology Applications in 2020 -- Cheap Solar Energy Collection, Conversion, and Storage -- Rural Connection to Telephones and the Internet Using Wireless Communications -- Communication Devices for Ubiquitous Information Access Anywhere, Anytime -- Genetically Modified Crops -- Rapid Bioassays -- Filters and Catalysts to Enable Water Purification and Decontamination -- Targeted Drug Delivery for Tumor and Pathogen Location and Destruction -- Cheap Autonomous Housing -- Green Manufacturing -- Ubiquitous Radio Frequency Identification Tagging of Commercial Products andIndividuals -- Hybrid Vehicles -- Pervasive Sensors -- Tissue Engineering -- Improved Diagnostic and Surgical Methods -- Wearable Computers -- Quantum Cryptography -- Other Technology Applications -- Summary of Technology Applications -- Technically Feasible Technology Applications That Are Likely to Be Implemented Widely -- Technology Applications for Which Technical Feasibility Is Uncertain in 2020 butThat Would Be Implemented Widely If Available -- Technically Feasible Technology Applications That Are Less Likely to Be Implemented Widely.

Technology Applications for Which Technical Feasibility Is Uncertain in 2020 andThat Are Less Likely to Be Implemented Widely If Available -- Technology Applications That Are Unlikely to Be Technically Feasible in 2020 butThat Would Be Implemented Widely If Available -- Technology Applications That Are Unlikely to Be Technically Feasible in 2020 andThat Are Less Likely to Be Implemented Widely If Available -- CHAPTER 3- INTERNATIONAL VARIATION IN TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION -- Regional Variation of Technology Application and Implementation -- Drivers and Barriers to Implementing Technology Applications -- Cost and Financing -- Laws and Policies -- Social Values, Public Opinion, and Politics -- Infrastructure -- Privacy Concerns -- Resource Use and Environmental Health -- R&D Investment -- Education and Literacy -- Population and Demographics -- Governance and Stability -- Problems and Issues and Relevant Technology Applications -- Country Capacity to Acquire Technologies and Drivers, and Barriers to Implementing Technology Applications -- Selecting Countries for Analysis -- Determining Country Capacity to Acquire Technology Applications and Their Drivers and Barriers -- Determining Country Capacity to Implement Technology Applications Relevant to Problems and Issues -- Promote Rural Economic Development -- Promote Economic Growth and International Commerce -- Improve Public Health -- Improve Individual Health -- Reduce Resource Use and Improve Environmental Health -- Strengthen Homeland Security and Improve Public Safety -- Influence Governance and Social Structure -- Summary of Country Capacities for Technology Implementation -- CHAPTER 4- CONCLUSIONS -- Accelerated Technology Development Will Continue -- Capability and Need Differences Are Driving Global Technology Revolution Differences Around the World.

Public Policy Issues May Strongly Influence Technology Implementation -- Maintaining Science and Technology Capacity Requires Consideration and Action -- Capacity Building Is an Essential Component of Development -- Public Policy Issues Relating to Technology Applications Will Engender Strong Public Debate -- APPENDIX A: BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIONANOTECHNOLOGY, AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE TRENDS TO 2020 -- APPENDIX B: NANOTECHNOLOGY TRENDS TO 2020 -- APPENDIX C: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TRENDS TO 2020 -- APPENDIX D: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS TO 2020 -- APPENDIX E: CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING EXISTING THERAPEUTICS: NANO-ENABLED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS TRENDS TOWARD 2020 -- APPENDIX F: TECHNOLOGY AND TERRORISM -- APPENDIX G: SECTORAL IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX H: INDEX OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY -- APPENDIX I: 2005 FREEDOM RATING FOR 29 SELECTED COUNTRIES -- APPENDIX J: HDI RANK, SCORES, AND DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSTATISTICS FOR 29 SELECTED COUNTRIES -- APPENDIX K: KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT (UNWEIGHTED) FORSELECTED COUNTRIES, RANKED BY INNOVATION SCORES -- References.