Assessing The Societal Implications Of Emerging Technologies

Author : Evan S. Michelson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317302230

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Assessing the Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies by Evan S. Michelson Pdf

A growing problem of interest in the field of science and technology policy is that the next generation of innovations is arriving at an accelerating rate, and the governance system is struggling to catch up. Current approaches and institutions for effective technology assessment are ill suited and poorly designed to proactively address the multidimensional, interconnected societal impacts of science and technology advancements that are already taking place and expected to continue over the course of the 21st century. This book offers tangible insights into the strategies deployed by well-known, high-profile organizations involved in anticipating the various societal and policy implications of nanotechnology and synthetic biology. It focuses predominantly on an examination of the practices adopted by the often-cited and uniquely positioned Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies in the United States, as well as being informed by comparisons with a range of institutions also interested in embedding forward-looking perspectives in their respective area of innovation. The book lays out one of the first actionable roadmaps that other interested stakeholders can follow when working toward institutionalizing anticipatory governance practices throughout the policymaking process.

Author : Federica Lucivero
Publisher : Springer
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319232829

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Ethical Assessments of Emerging Technologies by Federica Lucivero Pdf

This book systematically addresses the issue of assessing the normative nature of visions of emerging technologies in an epistemologically robust way. In the context of democratic governance of emerging technologies, not only it is important to reflect on technologies’ moral significance, but also to address their emerging and future oriented character. The book proposes an original approach to deal with the issue of “plausible” ethical evaluation of new technologies. Taking its start from current debates about Technology Assessment, the proposed solution emerges as a combination of theoretical and methodological insights from the fields of Philosophy of Technology, Science and Technology Studies and a normative justification based on pragmatist ethics. The book’s main contribution is to engage a diverse and interdisciplinary audience (ethicists, philosophers, social scientists, technology assessment researchers and practitioners) in a reflection concerning the epistemological challenges that are associated to the endeavour of appraising the moral significance of emerging technologies in the attempt of democratically governing them. It brings together concepts and methodologies from different disciplines and shows their synergy in applying them to two specific case studies of emerging biomedical technologies.

Author : Neelke Doorn,Daan Schuurbiers,Ibo van de Poel,Michael E. Gorman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400778443

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Early engagement and new technologies: Opening up the laboratory by Neelke Doorn,Daan Schuurbiers,Ibo van de Poel,Michael E. Gorman Pdf

Despite the topic’s urgency and centrality, this is the first edited volume to offer a comprehensive assessment of the varying approaches to early engagement with new technologies, including nanotechnology, synthetic biology, biotechnology and ICT. Covering five main approaches to early engagement—constructive technology assessment (CTA), value-sensitive design (VSD), midstream modulation (MM), the network approach for moral evaluation, and political technology assessment—the book will be a pivotal text in the rapidly developing research field of ELSI, which explores the ethical, legal, and social implications of new technologies. Featuring leading scholars who discuss each early engagement approach in turn, the chapters cover both theory and applications, and include evaluative assessments of specific instances of early adoption of technologies. Further contributions focus on theoretical issues relevant to all approaches, including interdisciplinary cooperation, normativity and intervention, and political and public relevance. The publication has added profile due to the requirement of multi-billion-dollar research programs in the US and Europe to engage in ELSI research alongside that of the technical development itself, even in the early stages. Its comprehensive scrutiny of the core factors in early engagement will ensure a readership of policy makers as well as scientists and engineers.

Author : Gerhard Banse
Publisher : edition sigma
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biotechnology
ISBN : 9783894049416

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Assessing Societal Implications of Converging Technological Development by Gerhard Banse Pdf

Author : Diana M. Bowman,Elen Stokes,Arie Rip
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315340739

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Embedding New Technologies into Society by Diana M. Bowman,Elen Stokes,Arie Rip Pdf

The embedding of any new technologies in society is challenging. The evolving state of the scientific art, often-unquantifiable risks and ill-defined developmental trajectories have the potential to hinder innovation and/or the commercial success of a technology. The are, however, a number of tools that can now be utilized by stakeholders to bridge the chasm that exists between the science and innovation dimensions on the one hand, and the societal dimensions on the other. This edited volume will draw together leading researchers from the domains of law, philosophy, political science, public administration and the natural sciences in order to demonstrate how tools such as, for example, constructive technology assessment, regulatory governance and societal scenarios, may be employed by stakeholders to assist in successfully embedding new technologies into society. This volume will focus primarily on the embedding of two emergent and emerging technologies: nanotechnologies and synthetic biology. Government, industry and the epistemic community continue to struggle with how best to balance the promised benefits of an emerging technology with concerns about its potential impacts. There is a growing body of literature that has examined these challenges from various cultural, scientific and jurisdictional dimensions. There is, however, much work that still needs to be done; this includes articulating the successes and failures of attempts to the societal embedding of technologies and their associated products. This edited volume is significant and timely, as unlike other books currently on the market, it shall draw from real work experiences and experiments designed anticipate the societal embedding of emerging technologies. This empirical work shall be supported by robust theoretical underpinnings.

Author : Tugrul U. Daim
Publisher : Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co KG
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Information technology
ISBN : 3503126759

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Technology Assessment by Tugrul U. Daim Pdf

"Understanding the technology dynamics is a required capability in today's technology driven industries. This volume focuses on three areas: technology assessment, technology forecasting and technology diffusion. It shows: an introduction to different types of assessment methods and applications from different sectors including energy, healthcare and communications; technology forecasting and foresight and a review of conventional and emerging methods; and the diffusion of technologies by exploring adoption of products and services from different sectors."--Back cover.

Author : George Veletsianos
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781897425763

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Emerging Technologies in Distance Education by George Veletsianos Pdf

Highlighted are the pedagogical, organizational, cultural, social, and economic factors that influence the adoption and integration of emerging technologies in distance education. Advice is offered on how educators can launch effective and engaging distance education initiatives, in response to technological advancements, changing mindsets, and economic and organizational pressures.

Author : Michael, M.G.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781466645837

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Uberveillance and the Social Implications of Microchip Implants: Emerging Technologies by Michael, M.G. Pdf

"This book presents case studies, literature reviews, ethnographies, and frameworks supporting the emerging technologies of RFID implants while also highlighting the current and predicted social implications of human-centric technologies"--Provided by publisher.

Author : David R. Lawrence,Sarah Morley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781800889262

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Novel Beings by David R. Lawrence,Sarah Morley Pdf

Novel Beings is a forward-looking exploration into the divide between proactive and reactive regulatory approaches to the cross-section of biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) research. Addressing an innovative area of academic study, Novel Beings questions how this research, which has the potential to create new forms of morally valuable life, could be regulated.

Author : Arthur L. Caplan,Brendan Parent
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781000151992

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The Ethical Challenges of Emerging Medical Technologies by Arthur L. Caplan,Brendan Parent Pdf

This collection of essays emphasizes society’s increasingly responsible engagement with ethical challenges in emerging medical technology. Expansion of technological capacity and attention to patient safety have long been integral to improving healthcare delivery but only relatively recently have concepts like respect, distributive justice, privacy, and autonomy gained some power to shape the development, use, and refinement of medical tools and techniques. Medical ethics goes beyond making better medicine to thinking about how to make the field of medicine better. These essays showcase several ways in which modern ethical thinking is improving safety, efficacy and efficiency of medical technology, increasing access to medical care, and empowering patients to choose care that comports with their desires and beliefs. Included are complimentary ethical approaches as well as compelling counter-arguments. Together, the articles demonstrate how improving the quality of medical technology relies on every stakeholder -- not just medical researchers and scientists -- to assess each given technology’s strengths and pitfalls. This collection also portends one of the next major issues in the ethics of medical technology: developing the requisite moral framework to accompany shifts toward patient-centred personalized healthcare.

Author : Nora Savage,Michael E. Gorman,Anita Street
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814411004

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Emerging Technologies by Nora Savage,Michael E. Gorman,Anita Street Pdf

Traditional Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodologies affect the public health and environmental impacts from a material, product, process or activity. The authors of this book suggest that a more holistic approach that incorporates societal and behavioral dimensions will create better results. They discuss how to develop an adaptive framework that would include a wider range of perspectives and disciplines. The book will also include discussions about "Technological Black Swans," trading zones, ethics, behavioral nanotechnology, governance, risk, green design, tools for practitioners, and conclude with a chapter presenting a "strategic outlook."

Author : Dimitris G.Assimakopoulos,Ilan Oshri,Krsto Pandza
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781782547884

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Managing Emerging Technologies for Socio-Economic Impact by Dimitris G.Assimakopoulos,Ilan Oshri,Krsto Pandza Pdf

The development of emerging technologies demands a rapidly expanding knowledge base and intensive collaboration across organizational, institutional and cultural borders. This book is the first of its kind to focus on the management of key emerging tec

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Groundwater
ISBN : 9781428900806

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Evaluation of demonstrated and emerging technologies for the treatment of contaminated land and groundwater (phase III) 2000 special sessiondecision support tools. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edna F. Einsiedel
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780774858656

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Emerging Technologies by Edna F. Einsiedel Pdf

How should we think about these radical technologies? Too often our social reactions to new technologies occur only in hindsight, after a technology has penetrated the marketplace. However, recent experience teaches that much may be gained by practising forethought and foresight. Emerging Technologies addresses the ethical, legal, and social dimensions of emerging technologies and assesses their social and policy implications. Contributors examine the development, impact, and governance of new technologies emerging from a variety of fields, including biotechnology, genetics, stem cell research, pharmacology, and nanotechnology.

Author : Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190451882

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The Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber Pdf

Emergent technologies are pushing the boundaries of how both qualitative and quantitative researchers practice their craft, and it has become clear these changes are dramatically altering research design, from the questions researchers ask and the ways they collect data, to what they even consider data. Gathering a broad range of new developments in one place, The Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research offers comprehensive, up-to-date thinking on technological innovations. In addition to addressing how to effectively apply new technologies-such as the internet, mobile technologies, geospatial technologies (GPS), and the incorporation of computer-assisted software programs (CAQDAS) to qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches to research projects-many chapters provide in-depth examples of practices within both disciplinary and interdisciplinary environments and outside the academic world in multi-media laboratories and research institutes. Not only an authoritative view of cutting-edge technologies and their applications, the Handbook examines the costs and benefits of utilizing new technologies on the research process, the potential misuse of these techniques for methods practices, and the ethical and moral dimensions of emergent technologies, especially with regard to issues of surveillance and privacy. The Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research is an essential resource for research methods courses in various fields, including the social sciences, education, communications, computer science, and health services, and an indispensable guide for social researchers looking to incorporate emerging technologies into their methods and practice.