February 22, 2024 - IEC established the Standardization Evaluation Group (SEG) 12 on Biodigital convergence based on the work of Kristel Van der Elst, Director General of Policy Horizons Canada, and member of the IEC Market Strategy Board responsible for identifying technological trends and market needs in the IEC fields of activity.

September 6, 2025 - Policy Horizons Canada spearheads Canada’s strategic foresight work on biodigital convergence.

But we may be on the cusp of another disruption of similar magnitude. Digital technologies and biological systems are beginning to combine and merge in ways that could be profoundly disruptive to our assumptions about society, the economy, and our bodies. We call this the biodigital convergence.

It pushes biodefence capabilities and national self-sufficiency to the forefront of government agendas. And it has forced societies to re-evaluate the balance between biosecurity and personal freedoms. The speed of biodigital convergence in the coming years will depend not only on technological ...

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"In this initial paper, we define and explore biodigital convergence – why it is important to explore now, its characteristics, what new capabilities could arise from it, and some initial policy implications"--Foreword, page 5. Permanent link to this Catalogue record: publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.881083&sl=0 ... To request an alternate format of a publication, complete the Government of Canada ...

December 24, 2024 - It is also raising questions about research and development collaboration and partnerships that could emerge at the international level. Critical systems such as biofoundries and biomanufacturing facilities are essential in supporting research and development as well as production capacity related to the biodigitial convergence.

1 week ago - Canada at the forefront of exploring biodigital convergence Standards Council OF Canada: “The merging of digital technologies with biological systems is poised to create social and mass market changes, in the same way that the rise of digital ...

This report explores change drivers and how biodigital convergence could transform five economic sectors and areas of life.

May 18, 2023 - Coevolution of biological and digital technologies– this type of biodigital convergence emerges when advances in one domain generate major advances in the other. The coevolution of biological and digital sciences and technologies enables progress in each domain that would be impossible otherwise.

July 29, 2021 - We’re starting to see people able to make things in their home that previously would have taken entire research units and labs, and that’s what’s so interesting about the biodigital is it’s accessible. KRISTEL: We think that the convergence of biological systems and digital systems are at ...

March 15, 2023 - This report was produced by Policy Horizons Canada. See other reports here. Full report PDF: https://horizons.gc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Biodigital-Convergence-with-Links-Final-02062020.pdf (original not found, changed link to web archive)

1 day ago - Canada at the forefront of exploring biodigital convergence Standards Council OF Canada: “The merging of digital technologies with biological systems is poised to create social and mass market changes, in the same way that the rise of digital ...

"Biological and digital systems are coming together in profound ways, creating a new domain called the biodigital convergence. Digital technology and living things are increasingly able to communicate and interact with each other. Digital technology can be embedded into living organisms, and ...

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February 10, 2020 - It outlines three paths through which this convergence is occurring: the complete physical integration, the co-evolution of biological and digital technologies, and the theoretical convergence of biological and digital systems. The convergence unlocks new possibilities in modifying humans, organisms, and ecosystems, as well as in information processing and supply chain management.

June 1, 2025 - Lets continue with the Canadian biodigital convergence plans that actualize Schwab’s plans in Canada - as well as the world:

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July 29, 2021 - We’re starting to see people able to make things in their home that previously would have taken entire research units and labs, and that’s what’s so interesting about the biodigital is it’s accessible. KRISTEL: We think that the convergence of biological systems and digital systems are at the point where digital technologies were in the 80s.