High tech
High technology(high tech), also known asadvanced technology(advanced tech) orexotechnology,[1][failed verification]istechnologythat is at thecutting edge:the highest form of technology available.[2]It can be defined as either the most complex or the newest technology on the market.[3]The opposite of high tech islow technology,referring to simple, often traditional or mechanical technology; for example, aslide ruleis a low-tech calculating device.[4][5][6]When high tech becomes old, it becomes low tech, for examplevacuum tubeelectronics. Further, high tech is related to the concept of mid-tech, that is a balance between the two opposite extreme qualities of low-tech and high-tech. Mid-tech could be understood as an inclusive middle that combines the efficiency and versatility of digital/automated technology with low-tech's potential for autonomy and resilience.[7]
Startupsworking on high technologies (or developing new high technologies) are sometimes referred to asdeep tech;the term may also refer todisruptive innovationsor those based on scientific discoveries.[8]
High-tech, as opposed tohigh-touch,may refer to self-service experiences that do not require human interaction.[9]
History[edit]
The phrase was used in a 1958The New York Timesstory advocating "atomic energy"for Europe:"... Western Europe, with its dense population and its high technology.... "[10]Robert Metz used the term in a financial column in 1969, saying Arthur H. Collins ofCollins Radio"controls a score of high technology patents in a variety of fields"[11]and in a 1971 article used the abbreviated form, "high tech".[12]
A widely used classification of high-technological manufacturing industries was provided by theOECDin 2006.[13]It is based on the intensity of research and development activities used in these industries within OECD countries, resulting in four distinct categories.[14]
Today, High tech consists a significant part of several economies. TheIsraeli economyhas the highest ratio in the world, with the high tech sector accounting for 20% of the economy, high tech consitsts 9.3% of theAmerican economyaccording to Statistca and CTech.[15][16]
Ranking of startup ecoystems[edit]
Multiple cities and hubs have been described as globalstartup ecosystems.GSER publishes a yearly ranking of global startup ecosystems.[17][18]The study does yearly reports ranking the top 40 global startup hubs.[18]
| Rank | Change
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Hub |
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| 1 | 
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 Sillicon Valley
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| 2 |
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New York City
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| 2 |
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 London
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| 4 |  (1)
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 Tel Aviv
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| 4 |
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Los Angeles
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| 6 |
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Boston
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| 7 | (1)
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 Singapore
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| 8 |  (1)
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 Beijing
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| 9 | (3)
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 Seoul
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| 10 | (5)
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 Tokyo
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List of countries by high tech exports[edit]
The following is a list of the 15 largest exporting countries of high tech products by value in millions ofUnited States dollars,according to theUnited Nations.[19]
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
769,699.28 | 2022 |
| 2 |  Germany |
223,370.84 | 2022 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong,China |
194,079.88 | 2022 |
| 4 | United States |
166,435.57 | 2022 |
| 5 |  Vietnam |
122,993.36 | 2022 |
| 6 | South Korea |
98,537.96 | 2022 |
| 7 |  France |
95,753.98 | 2022 |
| 8 | Singapore |
94,102.98 | 2022 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
92,149.42 | 2022 |
| 10 |  Mexico |
85,898.58 | 2022 |
| 11 | Japan |
83,102.74 | 2022 |
| 12 |  Ireland |
80,006.33 | 2022 |
| 13 |  Switzerland |
77,973.73 | 2022 |
| 14 | United Kingdom |
72,663.09 | 2022 |
| 15 |  Malaysia |
66,214.45 | 2022 |
See also[edit]
- Electronics
- Electronics industry
- Photonics industry
- Nuclear technology
- Quantum technology
- Intermediate technology– sometimes used to mean technology between low and high technology
- Industrial design
- List of emerging technologies
- Semiconductor industry
- Big Tech
- Innovation
References[edit]
- ^Advanced technology definition
- ^Cortright, Joseph; Mayer, Heike (January 2001).High Tech Specialization: A Comparison of High Technology Centers(PDF).Brookings Institution, Center on Urban & Metropolitan Policy.
- ^Steenhuis, H.; Bruijn, E. J. De (July 2006)."High technology revisited: Definition and position".2006 IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology(PDF).Vol. 2. pp. 1080–1084.doi:10.1109/ICMIT.2006.262389.ISBN1-4244-0147-X.S2CID32767300.
- ^"Know How To Use a Slide Rule? - Slashdot".science.slashdot.org.28 September 2007.Retrieved2019-11-04.
- ^"Slide Rules Were the Original Personal Computers".5 November 2015.
- ^Slide Rules & Calculatorshttps:// tnmoc.org/slide-rules-calculators
- ^Kostakis, Vasilis; Pazaitis, Alex; Liarokapis, Minas (2023-06-20)."Beyond high-tech versus low-tech: A tentative framework for sustainable urban data governance".BigData&Society.10(1).doi:10.1177/20539517231180583.ISSN2053-9517.
- ^"What is Deep Tech and which startups are marking the road (not Uber)".Startup Business(in Italian). 2018-04-20.Retrieved2020-10-13.
- ^Williams, Howard (6 June 2019)."Do Customers Want High Tech or High Touch?".Home Business Magazine.Retrieved2020-03-22.
- ^"Atomic Power for Europe",The New York Times,February 4, 1958, p. 17.
- ^Metz, Robert (1969). "Market Place: Collins Versus The Middle Man",The New York Times,April 24, 1969, p. 64.
- ^Metz, Robert (1971). "Market Place: So What Made E.D.S. Plunge?",The New York Times,November 11, 1971, p. 72.
- ^Hatzichronoglou, Thomas: "Revision of the High-Technology Sector and Product Classification", OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, No. 1997/02, OECD Publishing, Paris.
- ^High Tech Trademarks by John Mendenhall, Art Direction Book Co; First Edition (January 1, 1985) ISBN 0881080241
- ^"Tech GDP as a percent of total U.S. GDP 2022".Statista.Retrieved2024-06-25.
- ^"For Israeli economy, no substitute for high-tech dominance".ctech.2024-06-04.Retrieved2024-06-25.
- ^Genome, Startup."Startup Genome".Startup Genome.Retrieved2024-06-13.
- ^abWrobel, Sharon (10 June 2024)."Tel Aviv moves up to 4th place in annual ranking of global tech ecosystems".
- ^High-technology exports (current US$)."United Nations, Comtrade database through the WITS platform".
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