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Convergence of knowledge, technology and society : beyond convergence of nano-bio-info-cognitive technologies

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This volume aims to document the most important worldwide accomplishments in converging knowledge and technology, including converging platforms, methods of convergence, societal implications, and governance in the last ten years. Convergence in knowledge, technology, and society is the accelerating, transformative interaction among seemingly distinct scientific disciplines, technologies, and communities to achieve mutual compatibility, synergism, and integration, and through this process to create added value for societal benefit. It is a movement that is recognized by scientists and thought leaders around the world as having the potential to provide far-reaching solutions to many of today’s complex knowledge, technology, and human development challenges. Four essential and interdependent convergence platforms of human activity are defined in the first part of this report: nanotechnology-biotechnology-information technology and cognitive science (“NBIC”) foundational tools; Earth-scale environmental systems; human-scale activities; and convergence methods for societal-scale activities. The report then presents the main implications of convergence for human physical potential, cognition and communication, productivity and societal outcomes, education and physical infrastructure, sustainability, and innovative and responsible governance. As a whole, the report presents a new model for convergence. To effectively take advantage of this potential, a proactive governance approach is suggested. The study identifies an international opportunity to develop and apply convergence for technological, economic, environmental, and societal benefits. The panel also suggests an opportunity in the United States for implementing a program aimed at focusing disparate R and D energies into a coherent activity - a "Societal Convergence Initiative”. This study received input from leading academic, industry, government, and NGO experts from the United States, LatinAmerica, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Science Policy Reports (SCIPOLICY)

No. Panggil

E1669

Penerbit

Switzerland : Springer Cham., 2013

Deskripsi Fisik

lvi, 558 hlm. : il. warna.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9783319022048

Klasifikasi

NONE

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

Nanoteknologi
Kebijakan Riset dan Pengembangan Teknologi

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Editors: Mihail C. Roco, William S. Bainbridge, Bruce Tonn, George Whitesides

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