Technology Options and Evaluation

Exploring the impact of cutting-edge technologies is often a critical requirement for companies as part of their growth and/or innovation plans. Oakland can provide the intelligence to empower company professionals to assess the impact on markets, competitor activity, and crucially, to find partners and companion technologies.

To understand the effect of up-and-coming technologies, we will examine:

• Your company’s areas of technical leadership
• The current technology landscape and outlook for the foreseeable future
• The potential of new technology to disrupt existing markets
• Likely costs of development and consequences of bringing technology to market
• The implications of new technologies – including the risks

• Appropriate technology solutions, whether still at research stage or already commercially available
• Potential for technology transfer from other sectors
• Proof-of-concept models
• Near-market prototypes
• The impact of technology developments on a client’s business

Oakland compiles tailored science and technology briefings on specific subject areas. These are commissioned to meet various aims, such as:

• Generating an understanding of a new science or technology area, including the latest ideas and developments
• Understanding the effects of market trends within a scientific or technology arena
• Identifying emerging technologies that may result in a competitive threat or opportunity