JTC 1 Emerging Technology and Innovation (JETI)
September 2025
| Overview of JETI
At the November 2016 JTC 1 Plenary meeting in Lillehammer, Norway, a JAG (JTC 1 Advisory Group) on JTC 1 Emerging Technology and Innovation (JETI) was newly established where it took over the role of JTC 1 SWG-Planning formerly.
Then JETI has transformed to JTC 1 Special Working Group (SWG) on JTC 1 Emerging Technology and Innovation (JTC 1/SWG 7) at the November 2018 JTC 1 Plenary in Stockholm, Sweden. And JETI was re-established as JTC 1 Advisory Group on JTC 1 Emerging Technology and Innovation (JTC 1/AG 2) at the May 2019 at JTC 1 Plenary in Maui, Hawaii, USA.
The Terms of Reference (ToR) of JETI are:
- Assess the opportunities addressing evolving ICT business needs.
- Assess the technology opportunities to identify the relevant standardization issues and priorities that warrant immediate action and those that should be watched for potential consideration later by JTC 1;
- Emphasize reaching out and incorporating input from outside of JTC 1 such as verticals (e.g., financial services, health care);
- Monitor the future considerations from JTC 1 SCs/WGs/AGs (e.g., through their business plans, and/or other alternative information sources) to perform successful execution of standards development and planning with an appropriate coordination in JTC 1;
- Make recommendations on actions to the JTC 1;
- Review and make suggestions to revise SD 4 as appropriate.
| Achievement of JETI 2017~2024
JETI is mandated to seek opportunities to facilitate JTC 1 standards development for future emerging and innovation technologies as a technology watch group in JTC 1.
In 2017, JETI has contributed to establish the JTC 1/SC 42(Artificial Intelligence) through the development of TTR (Technology Trend Report) on AI.
During 2017-2018, JETI played a role in driving JTC 1 to cover larger standardization areas by developing TTRs in various fields such as Digital Twin, Autonomous Vehicle, Quantum Computing, Open Source and Brain Computing Interface (BCI). Then JTC 1 created JTC 1/AG 6 (Autonomous Vehicle, 2019), SC 41/WG 6 (Digital Twin, 2019), and JTC 1/WG 14 (Quantum Computing, 2020). JTC 1 also created a new sub-committee SC 43 (Brain-computer interface) in 2021.
During 2019-2021, JETI developed the TTR on Drone and hold the workshop with ISO TC 20/SC 16 in 2021. Then JTC 1 created a new AG 19 (UAS, Unmanned Aircraft Systems) in 2022. During that time, a TTR on Digital Manufacturing has also been developed and JTC 1 has decided to share the TTR outside of JTC 1 under the name ‘JTC 1 TTR’. (see the public version of TTR)
During 2022-2023, a TTR on Intelligent Computing and a TTR on Metaverse have been developed. In May 2024, JTC 1 decided to transform them into JTC 1 TTR and it has been published. (see the public version of TTR on Metaverse and Intelligent Computing)
| JTC 1 Top Priority Technology
Every year, JETI announces JTC 1 top priority technologies which are also used as candidate technologies for TTR development. The 2025 top priority technologies are as follows:
|
No. |
Key Technology 2024 |
Category |
|
1 |
Generative AI (GAI) |
AI & ML |
|
2 |
Adaptive AI |
AI & ML |
|
3 |
Human-Robot Collaboration |
Robotics & Automation |
|
4 |
Sustainable Computing |
Next-Gen Computing |
|
5 |
Reinforcement Learning |
AI & ML |
|
6 |
Real-time Analytics |
Data & Analytics |
|
7 |
Carbon-Neutral Cloud Computing |
Green ICT & Sustainable Tech |
|
8 |
Confidential Computing |
Next-Gen Computing |
|
9 |
Data Mesh |
Data & Analytics |
|
10 |
Data Warehouses |
Data & Analytics |
|
11 |
Swarm Robotics |
Robotics & Automation |
|
12 |
Hydrogen-Powered Data Centers |
Green ICT & Sustainable Tech |
|
13 |
Neuromorphic Computing |
Next-Gen Computing |
|
14 |
Soft Robotics |
Robotics & Automation |
|
15 |
Metaverse Expansion |
Immersive Tech & HCI |
|
16 |
Satellite Internet Expansion |
Next-Gen Connectivity |
|
17 |
Circular Economy in Electronics |
Green ICT & Sustainable Tech |
|
18 |
AI-Enhanced Drones |
Robotics & Automation |
|
19 |
Holographic Telepresence |
Immersive Tech & HCI |
|
20 |
Smart Agriculture |
Data & Analytics |
<2025 JTC 1 Top Priority Technologies>
JETI has begun development of three new TTRs based on the 2024 Top Priority Technologies as follows:
- TTR on Intelligent Uncrewed Systems
- TTR on Neuromorphic Computing Systems
- TTR on CitiVerse
| JTC 1 Foresight Workshop
Since 2024, JETI has been planning and hosting workshops with the aim of fostering discussions on future technology areas and related topics with the following objectives:
- Identify major trends and directions of future emerging technologies from the view of JTC 1
- Explore the need for standardization to respond to upcoming technological shifts
- Seek opportunities for cooperation and collaboration for future standards
- Identify standardization initiatives that JTC 1 can lead
On January 23rd 2025, JTC 1 held its first Foresight workshop, intended to look into future technology ideas and discuss what this means. With the help of a team of presenters and panellists over 130 individuals joined the online session focusing on future technology trends and the need for standardization.
- All the workshop materials, including presentation slides and the video recording, are available at https://www.iec.ch/academy/webinars/jtc-1-foresight-workshop
The 2nd JTC 1 Foresight Workshop will be held in January 2025.
Convenor of JETI: Dr. Seungyun Lee (syl@etri.re.kr)
Secretary of JETI: Yaeseul Park (yaeseul@tta.or.kr)