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Technology Assessment of Socio-Technical Futures: A Discussion Paper
Andreas LoeschKnud BoehleChristopher CoenenPaulina DobrocReinhard HeilArmin GrunwaldDirk ScheerChristoph SchneiderAriana FerrariDirk HommrichMartin SandStefan AykutSascha DickelDaniela FuchsKaren KastenhoferHelge TorgersenBruno GranscheAlexandra HaussteinKornelia KonradAlfred NordmannPetra Schaper-rinkelIngo Schulz-schaefferAlexander WentlandAndreas LoeschArmin GrunwaldMartin MeisterIngo Schulz-schaeffersubject
Functional roleTechnological researchVisionCivil societyPoliticsSociotechnical systembusiness.industryPolitical scienceTechnology assessmentPublic relationsbusinessFutures contractddc:description
Problem: Visions of technology, future scenarios, guiding visions (Leitbilder) represent imaginations of future states of affairs that play a functional role in processes of technological research, development and innovation—e.g. as a means to create attention, communication, coordination, or for the strategic exertion of influence. Since a couple of years there is a growing attention for such imaginations of futures in politics, the economy, research and the civil society. This trend concerns technology assessment (TA) as an observer of these processes and a consultant on the implications of technology and innovation. TA faces increasing demands to assess imaginations of futures that circulate in the present and to participate in shaping these through scenarios or foresights. More than ever, this raises the question, which propositions can be made based on these imaginations by TA and how this can be used in advisory practices. Imaginations of futures are relevant for TA not as predictions but in their significance and effectiveness in the present, which need to be understood and assessed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2019-11-12 |