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Prior to 2012, eligibility criteria foucssed on the concepts of Technological Uncertainty, Technological Advancement and Systematic Investigation. In 2012, the CRA introduced five questions which encompassed the original three criteria.
Technological Uncertainty: this arises from limitations of the current technology that prevent you from developing a new or improved capability. A technological uncertainty can often be found in conflicting or competing objectives. For example, we know how to achieve 'A' and we know how to achieve 'B', but we cannot achieve both 'A' and 'B' with out existing know-how.
Technological Advancementy: this is the generation of information or the discovery of knowledge that advances the understanding of scientific relations or technology and increases the knowledge base of your company.
Systematic Investigation: this is an approach approach that includes defining a problem, advancing a hypothesis towards resolving that problem, planning and testing the hypothesis by experiment or analysis, and developing logical conclusions based on the results.
Attempts to resolve technological uncertainty through a systematic investigation or search by experiment or analysis will result in a technological advancement. Therefore, attempts to achieve technological advancements and to resolve technological uncertainties occur simultaneously.
