RAND researchers developed a net technical assessment methodology for a given technology area designed to characterize the technical state of the art, measure relative national standing, and identify and assess technology applications.
The centrality of technology to the outcome of strategic competition motivates an analytic task: the development of methodologies for assessing the state of play of technological competition. One such methodology for the U.S. Department of Defense is net technical assessment, which is designed to characterize the technical state of the art, measure relative national standing, and identify and assess technology applications.
