Design and Technology GCSE
Emerging Technologies
What Emerging Technologies means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Emerging Technologies
New technologies that are currently developing or will be developed over the next five to ten years, which will substantially alter the business and social environment.
Topics that use Emerging Technologies
- How the critical evaluation of new and emerging technologies informs design decisions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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