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ECAST will engage
experts, stakeholders and everyday citizens in assessing the broad implications of emerging developments in science and technology. THE NEED: Around
the world, the pace, complexity and social significance of technological changes are increasing. But the far-reaching social
ramifications are often not understood until after new technologies become entrenched. This can result in important lost opportunities,
significant social, economic, and environmental costs, and channeling societal development down long-term unhealthy paths.
The founding institutional partners in ECAST are:
HOW: ECAST will use complementary expert,
stakeholder and citizen participation approaches to technology assessment, disseminate the results broadly, and seek continuous
improvement in the concepts and methods of technology assessment.
CLICK HERE TO READ A PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING ECAST
Reinventing Technology Assessment: A 21st Century Model, by Richard Sclove, PhD:
Click here to watch the video recording of Dr. Sclove's presentation from April 28, 2010.
Click here to download Dr. Sclove's Powerpoint Presentation from April 28th (pdf download) Click here to download "Open To All" from Nature magazine (5/6/10) |
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