technology America doesn't have
Chaashni Mahmoud, May 2008
There are many new technologies from all over the
world, including America. But the majority of these emerging
technologies are hot technology that America doesn't have. Japan has
seemed to corner the market on many of the p and coming technologies
such as ones that are connected to computers, medicines and a host
of other things that America needs to catch up on.
According to the JD Power Asian Pacific 2007 Japan Automotive Study,
eight of the 14 new technologies that draw predominantly high levels
of consumer interests were either related to fuel economy, safety or
the environment. It's not the Japan is the only one who is working
in the emerging technologies; it's just that America is falling
behind in their work within development of new technologies.
Funding plays a major role in the fact that America is behind in the
technology department when it comes to certain places emerging
technology is needed, such as the medical community where monies
need to be raised in order to sustain the research. Japan works with
many different companies that fund their research in emerging
technologies because these companies know how important it is to be
on the cutting edge of the science and consumer technology front.
Some American companies are starting to get on board when it comes
to "going green" and saving the environment, because they know this
is a growing concern of many Americans today.
The study also found that technologies such as extra airbags in the
automobiles the likes of which are knee airbags and anti-whiplash
seats have garnered much interest among consumers worldwide. These
implements are in place now in Japan however this is a life-saving
technology America doesn't have. They are working on it however they
just don't have it as yet. Japan's emerging technologies in the IT -
Information Technology and computers in general have surpassed
America for a long time. Many of the gadgets and computer components
that the American companies use today we purchased and received from
overseas, simply because we do not have the technology to build
these components ourselves.
Japan, like many of the other Asian nations, have what it takes to
build the emerging technologies to put together smarter, faster
computers and technological gadgets such as smarter cell phones,
iPods that you can watch full-feature movies on, digital watches and
calculators that do a whole host of other things besides keep time
and calculate numbers. The software industry is another place where
Japan's emerging technologies surpasses Americas. Many of these
software programs come in the form of games but others have
practical applications in the business world. Japan's edge in the
game world far surpasses Americas but we seem content purchasing
Japan's gaming technologies. However, America is working hard in the
consumer technology industry to come up with better, faster and more
efficient ways of doing things.
The medical community is one place where America has outdone Japan;
medical technology in America now surpasses most countries in
developing technology related to medicine and health care. Both
countries are far from finding cures for fatal diseases but they are
getting close to technologies that will help us bring cures to these
once devastating diseases.
