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Lars Klüver; director The Danish Board of Technology

Technology Assessment Where it has come from, where it is going, and why we need it (and what it is…). Lars Klüver; director The Danish Board of Technology. Origin: The background. 1960-70’s E nvironment 70’s Energy crisis ~ Nuclear debate 80’s ICT work life; Biotech; Risky industry

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Lars Klüver; director The Danish Board of Technology

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  1. Technology AssessmentWhere it has come from, where it is going, and why we need it(and what it is…) Lars Klüver; director The Danish Board of Technology

  2. Origin: The background • 1960-70’s Environment • 70’s Energy crisis ~ Nuclear debate • 80’s ICT work life; Biotech; Risky industry • 90’s Sustainability; City ecology • 00’s Climate and energy; Nano; Health system effectivity • 10’s Climate adaptation; eGov; Innovation & global competition; Work/Life relation • 20’s? Resource management; Oceans; Work force; Brain science…

  3. Origin: History Parliamentary TA • 1974-1995 – OTA, US Congress; GAO 2007 • Europe www.eptanetwork.org • France OPECST 1984 • Netherlands NOTA; Denmark DBT 1985 • UK POST; EU parl. STOA 1986 • …Germany, Norway, Finland, Swiss, Flandern, Catalonia, Sweden, Poland, (Austria), (Greece, Italy) • PACITA project www.pacitaproject.eu • Hungary, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Ireland, Portugal, Vallonia, Czech republic (Chile, Australia, USA)

  4. Purpose • Knowledge-based policy-making • Scientific knowledge • Stakeholder positions • Public opinion, acceptance, rationalities, needs • Develop and reality test policies • Process management in policy formation • Policy discourse • Strategizing • Public participation • Knowledge flow

  5. TA concept development Actions research Advocacy research Participatory policy advice Policy- orientedTA Interactive TA ParticipatoryTA (Public/Stakeholder) Parliamentary TA Foresight Constructive TA (Industry TA) Trans-disciplinary TA

  6. Impacts of TA

  7. Situation and response

  8. Methods in place and tested • Expert Analysis • X-disciplin Work Group • Structured Brainstorm • Open innovation • Citizen Participation • Choice Questionnaire • Focus Groups • Voting Conference • Interview Meeting • Consensus Conference • Citizen summit • World Wide Views • Stakeholder Participation • Future Search • Perspective Workshop • Scenario Workshop • Advisory function • Parliamentary Hearings • Future Panel • Public Debates • Involvement in projects • Debates with feedback • Citizen meetings Adaptation, hybrids, project design

  9. TA topic examples • Patenting system (global fairness) • Medical treatment of life-style (ethics) • Future energy system (foresight) • Climate change strategy (sustainability) • Alternatives to animal testing (innovation) • Nanotech toxicology (risks) • RFID-technology (privacy) • Brain science (future looks and visions)

  10. Institutionalisation

  11. Where it is going • Content • From risks to strategizing • From techs to challenges • Process • From desk to society • Customers • Up: From national to trans-national • Out: From national to regional/local

  12. Thank you for your attention www.tekno.dk Lars Klüver lk@tekno.dk

  13. Projects 1/2 • Energy producing buildings (2011) • Citizen engagement in energy supply (2011) • Responsible innovation (2011) • Health and chemical substances (2011) • Long term waste strategy (2011) • Water supply in DK • Test yourself • Extreme gene tech • Obesity as societal problem

  14. Projects 2/2 • Sustainable transport system • E-voting • Privacy in Internet of Things • Climate adaptation around the Baltic Sea • 5 Citizen Summits on health care and economy • Welfare innovation • PACITA – Parliamentary TA across EU • DESSI – Decision support on security techs • WWViews Biodiversity

  15. Participation in what degree?

  16. Impacts of participation in TA

  17. Intervention in communication • Rules of communication depends upon the involved actors • No universal communication tools

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