Technopolitics for the 21st Century: Civil Society Perspectives

Posted by Jesse Reynolds December 22, 2009
By Jesse Reynolds, Biopolitical Times | 12.22.2009
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https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/technopolitics-21…

Andrew Maynard, the Chief Science Adviser at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, considers himself "a science and technology optimist, but a cautious one."

Last week, Maynard's blog, 2020 Science, published ten invited "alternative perspectives on technology innovation." The posts were authored by public interest advocates who, I think it's fair to say, would often put more emphasis on the need for "caution" about emerging technologies than the average reader of 2020 Science.

My colleague Marcy Darnovsky kicked off the series. The complete list of writers and their contributions:
  1. Marcy Darnovsky, Center for Genetics and Society, "Biopolitics for the 21st Century"
  2. Gregor Wolbring, University of Calgary, "Innovation for whom? Innovation for what? The Impact of Ableism"
  3. Georgia Miller, Friends of the Earth, "Beyond safety: some bigger questions about new technologies"
  4. Geoff Tansey, Food Ethics Council, "Innovation for a well-fed world - what role for technology?"
  5. Jen Sass, Natural Resource Defense Council, "Stop and Think: A Luddite Perspective"
  6. Richard Owen, University of Westminster, "A new era of responsible innovation"
  7. Richard Worthington, Loka, "Ecology and Nanotechnology"
  8. George Kimbrell, International Center for Technology Assessment, "Reversing the Technological Dilemma"
  9. Tim Jackson, University of Surrey, "Innovation in the Doc"
  10. Jim Thomas, ETC Group, "21st Century Tech Governance? What would Ned Ludd do?"
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