Tech mining: a revisit and navigation

Alan L Porter; Yi Zhang; Nils C Newman

doi:10.3389/frma.2024.1364053

Tech mining: a revisit and navigation

Front Res Metr Anal. 2024 Apr 29:9:1364053. doi: 10.3389/frma.2024.1364053. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Alan L Porter^{1

2}, Yi Zhang³, Nils C Newman¹

Affiliations

¹ Search Technology, Inc., Peachtree Corners, GA, United States.
² Technology Policy and Assessment Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States.
³ Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.

Abstract

This mini-review arrays the pertinent tools and purposes of "Tech Mining" - shorthand for empirical analyses of Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) data. The intent is to introduce the range of tools, and show how they can complement each other. Tech Mining aims to generate powerful intelligence to help manage R&D and innovation processes. We offer a 5-part array to help relate the analytical elements. An overview of a case study of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles illustrates the complexities involved and the potential to generate valuable "intel."

Keywords: competitive technical intelligence; future-oriented innovation pathways; science; tech mining; technology and innovation; technology opportunities analysis.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare that no financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.