The Commonwealth Research and Technology Strategic Roadmap, created in statute, identifies research areas worthy of economic development and
The process employed for the 2019 Roadmap included development of the primary document by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), review and approval by the Virginia Research Investment Committee (VRIC) and final approval by the Governor. The areas of research focus identified through this new Roadmap-development process as exhibiting the most worth and promise for Virginia’s economic growth are:
1. Life and health sciences.
2. Autonomous systems.
3. Space and satellites.
4. Agricultural and environmental technologies.
5. Cybersecurity; and
6. Data science and analytics.
