mrgng tchnlgs r tchnlgs whs dvlpmnt, prctcl pplctns, r bth r stll lrgly nrlzd. Ths tchnlgs r gnrlly nw bt ls ncld ld tchnlgs fndng nw pplctns. mrgng tchnlgs r ftn prcvd s cpbl f chngng th stts q.
mrgng tchnlgs r chrctrzd by rdcl nvlty (n pplctn vn f nt n rgns), rltvly fst grwth, chrnc, prmnnt mpct, nd ncrtnty nd mbgty. n thr wrds, n mrgng tchnlgy cn b dfnd s " rdclly nvl nd rltvly fst grwng tchnlgy chrctrsd by crtn dgr f chrnc prsstng vr tm nd wth th ptntl t xrt cnsdrbl mpct n th sc-cnmc dmn(s) whch s bsrvd n trms f th cmpstn f ctrs, nstttns nd pttrns f ntrctns mng ths, lng wth th ssctd knwldg prdctn prcsss. ts mst prmnnt mpct, hwvr, ls n th ftr nd s n th mrgnc phs s stll smwht ncrtn nd mbgs."
mrgng tchnlgs ncld vrty f tchnlgs sch s dctnl tchnlgy, nfrmtn tchnlgy, nntchnlgy, btchnlgy, rbtcs, nd rtfcl ntllgnc.
Nw tchnlgcl flds my rslt frm th tchnlgcl cnvrgnc f dffrnt systms vlvng twrds smlr gls. Cnvrgnc brngs prvsly sprt tchnlgs sch s vc (nd tlphny ftrs), dt (nd prdctvty pplctns) nd vd tgthr s tht thy shr rsrcs nd ntrct wth ch thr, crtng nw ffcncs.
mrgng tchnlgs r ths tchncl nnvtns whch rprsnt prgrssv dvlpmnts wthn fld fr cmpttv dvntg; cnvrgng tchnlgs rprsnt prvsly dstnct flds whch r n sm wy mvng twrds strngr ntr-cnnctn nd smlr gls. Hwvr, th pnn n th dgr f th mpct, stts nd cnmc vblty f svrl mrgng nd cnvrgng tchnlgs vrs.