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About

There has never been more information available on global science and technology.

We're here to help you make sense of this fast-moving, often overwhelming world. The Emerging Technology Observatory is a free public platform for data and insight on critical emerging technology issues. Building on CSET's deep data and analytic capabilities, we transform emerging tech information from diverse sources into accessible tools and resources - empowering you to analyze, communicate, and act with data-driven confidence.

Our tools

AGORA

AI
law
policy
governance
A living collection of AI-relevant laws, regulations, standards, and other governance documents from the U.S. and around the world.
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Research Almanac

AI
research
The Research Almanac maps high-level trends in global emerging technology research, with an initial focus on topics in AI.

Country Activity Tracker

AI
research
patenting
investment
Track global research, patenting, and investment in AI and its applications with our user-friendly dashboard.

CSET-ETO Chinese Technical Glossary

China
translation
Expert English translations and annotations for over 15,000 specialized terms in Chinese science and tech sources.

Map of Science

research
ETO’s Map of Science collects and organizes the world’s research literature, making it easy to pinpoint key trends, hotspots, and concepts in global science and technology.

ORCA

open-source software
research
ETO's Open-source software Research and Community Activity (ORCA) tool compiles data on open-source software (OSS) used in science and technology research.

PARAT

AI
private sector
research
patenting
workforce
Explore data on private companies' AI activities, from startups to the S&P 500.

Scout

China
ETO's discovery tool for Chinese-language writing on science and technology.

Supply Chain Explorer: Advanced Semiconductors

supply chain
semiconductors
ETO's guide to the vast, complex, and critical supply chain for advanced computer chips.
Our datasets

Country AI Activity Metrics

AI
research
patenting
investment
National-level metrics for research, patents, and private-market investment in AI and its subfields.

Cross-Border Tech Research Metrics

research
international
Metrics for cross-border research in emerging technology domains, such as AI, robotics, and cybersecurity.

Private-Sector AI Indicators

AI
private sector
research
patenting
workforce
Diverse indicators of AI-related activity for hundreds of companies worldwide, from startups to multinationals.

Advanced Semiconductor Supply Chain Dataset

supply chain
semiconductors
Manually compiled, high-level data about the tools, materials, processes, countries, and firms involved in the production of advanced logic chips.

AGORA Dataset

AI
policy
law
An extensively annotated, frequently updated collection of AI-relevant laws, regulations, standards, and other governance documents.

ETO OpenAlex Overlay

research
bibliometrics
CSET's original language labels emerging-tech subject classifications for OpenAlex works.
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