Aerospace engineering | Agricultural technology |
Artificial intelligence | Augmented reality |
Autonomous vehicles | Backup & recovery |
Battery technology | Biotechnology |
Building systems | Business intelligence |
Business process outsourcing | Cloud computing |
Cloud infrastructure | Cloud platforms |
Cloud storage | Collaboration tools |
Communication tools | Construction technology |
Consumer electronics | Content platforms |
Cybersecurity | Data analytics |
Data integration | Data management |
Data providers | Digital advertising |
Digital design | Digital government services |
Digital marketing | Digital markets |
Digital media | Ecommerce |
Education technology | Electric vehicle |
Energy technology | Film production technology |
Financial technology | Food technology |
Games | Hardware |
Healthcare technology | Home appliances |
Home automation | IT consulting |
IT infrastructure | Industrial automation |
Internet of things | Manufacturing technology |
Materials science | Media technology |
Mobile apps | Mobile devices |
Music technology | Nanotechnology |
Ocean engineering | Office automation |
Quantum computing | Retail technology |
Robotics | Sales force automation |
Science technology | Security infrastructure |
Smart city technology | Social media |
Software | Solar power systems |
Space technology | Streaming media |
Telecommunications | Transportation technology |
Virtual reality | Wind power systems |
Overview
Before the 1970s, the technology industry was viewed in terms of physical inventions such as aircraft, nuclear power or space technology. In the period, between 1970 and 2020 the technology industry was more or less equated with information technology based on computers, software and networks. The current period is experiencing large scale digital convergence whereby many industries are so technology intensive that they are beginning to feel like technology industries. For example, the film industry that has shifted into things such as streaming media and video games. At the same time, physical inventions are becoming increasingly relevant whereby more and more physical products are viewed as technologies.
Summary
The following industries are commonly viewed as technology industries. It can be noted that a large number of industries produce technologically advanced products that are increasingly viewed as technology. For example, running shoes that are increasingly viewed as incorporating advanced materials and engineering.
Discussion
In some cases, the term technology industry is used when people mean information technology industry. In other words, it is common to assume that technology equates to information technology.| Definition: Technology Industry | ||
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Definition | A collection of business models that create and capture value using technology. | |
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