DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2014.09.005
Scenarios of nanotechnology innovation vis-à-vis sustainability challenges
摘要
Nanotechnology has driven speculations and projections of all colors and shapes. However, there is a paucity of future scenarios that explore distinct nanotechnology innovation and governance models. This study asks: What could the dominant innovation models look like in the future, and, in contrast, what could alternative ones look like? And how conducive are those different models to mitigating sustainability challenges and improving quality of life? To make the exploration tangible, this study focuses on nanotechnology innovation in an urban region (Phoenix, Arizona). The study uses a mixed methods approach, linking intuitive and analytical scenario construction, to allow for creativity while ensuring analytical rigor. Findings suggest four different models of nanotechnology innovation and governance affect sustainability challenges quite differently. Market-oriented and closed collaboration amplify the lack of social cohesion, result in low-wage service sector jobs, and intensify resource extraction rates. Alternatively, social entrepreneurship and open-source innovation are more conducive to addressing sustainability challenges and improving quality of life, in particular in urban areas. The study concludes that the way a society innovates and governs its emerging technologies is decisive for the way those technologies work in favor of, or against comprehensive public interests.
中文摘要
纳米技术推动了各种颜色和形状的推测和投影。然而，探索独特的纳米技术创新和治理模式的未来场景很少。这项研究提出了一个问题：未来占主导地位的创新模式会是什么样子，相比之下，替代模式会是怎样的？这些不同的模式对缓解可持续性挑战和提高生活质量有多大帮助？为了使探索变得切实可行，本研究重点关注城市地区（亚利桑那州凤凰城）的纳米技术创新。这项研究使用了一种混合方法，将直观和分析的场景构建联系起来，以在确保分析严谨的同时发挥创造力。研究结果表明，四种不同的纳米技术创新和治理模式对可持续性挑战的影响截然不同。市场导向和封闭式合作加剧了社会凝聚力的缺乏，导致服务业的工作岗位工资较低，并加剧了资源开采率。或者，社会创业和开源创新更有利于应对可持续性挑战和提高生活质量，尤其是在城市地区。该研究得出的结论是，一个社会创新和管理其新兴技术的方式，对这些技术有利于或有违全面公共利益的运作方式具有决定性作用。
来源关键词
AnticipationGovernanceSustainabilityResponsible innovationNanotechnology
来源智库
Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (United States)
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