Description of the sectors

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Architecture and Construction

Architecture
Building energy management
Building materials
Construction
Cross-laminated timber
District heating
Energy efficiency in buildings
Energy positive buildings
Fire detection
Glued laminated timber
Green building
Green building materials
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Hot water
Insulation
Lighting
Passive houses
Pre-fabricated houses
Refrigeration
Smart buildings
Solar panels
Solar shingles
Sustainable housing
Temporary housing

Bio and Natural Resources

Agricultural waste
Coal
Fish
Food waste
Forestry biomass
Forests
Marine biomass
Minerals
Natural gas
Petroleum
Plants
Rare earth metals
Recycled raw materials
Residual raw materials
Sunlight
Waste as a resource
Waste biomass
Water

Energy

Food Production Systems

Agricultural equipment and services
Agriculture
Agritech
Agronomy
Animal breeding
Animal health
Animal husbandry
Aquaculture
Aquatech
Biopesticides
Crop farming
Feed
Fertiliser
Fish health
Fisheries
Food and beverage industry
Food and beverage packaging
Food processing
Forestry
Fortified foods
Functional foods
Gene modification
Horticulture
Prevention of food waste
Reindeer herding
Seafood

Health

High Technology

Agritech
AI
Aquatech
Automation technology
Autonomy technology
Big Data
Biotechnology
Electronics
Fintech
Information and communications technology
Internet of Things
Materials processing technology
Medtech
Nanotechnology
Robotics
Sensors
Software
3D printing

Ocean Industries

Aquaculture
Aquaculture equipment and services
Deep-sea mining
Electric boats
Feed
Fish genetics and breeding
Fish health
Fisheries
Fishing gear
Hybrid boats
Marine algae and plankton harvesting
Marine bioprospecting
Marine energy
Maritime industry
Offshore oil and gas
Offshore solar power
Offshore wind power
Onboard processing of biomass
Seafood processing industry
Ship’s gear
Shipbuilding industry
Shipping
Tidal power
Wave energy

Smart Cities

Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Community services
Digitalisation
Energy efficiency in buildings
Governance and planning
Hospitals
Information systems
Internet of Things
Law enforcement
Libraries
Power plants
Schools
Smart buildings
Smart care
Smart citizens
Smart grid
Smart home
Smart traffic management
Transport and mobility
Waste management
Water supply

Transportation