Science and Technology Policy

The Gifford Lectures have challenged our greatest thinkers to relate the worlds of religion, philosophy, and science. Now Ian Barbour has joined ranks with such Gifford lecturers as William James, Carl Jung, and Reinhold Neibuhr. In 1989 Barbour presented his first series of Gifford Lectures, published as Religion in an Age of Science, in which he explored the challenges to religion brought by the methods and theories of contemporary science. In 1990, he returned to Scotland to present this second series, dealing with ethical issues arising from technology and exploring the relationship of human and environmental values to science, philosophy, and religion and showing why these values are relevant to technological policy decisions. "Modern technology has brought increased food production, improved health, higher living standards, and better communications," writes Barbour. "But its environmental and human costs have been increasingly evident." Most of the destructive impacts, Barbour points out, come not from dramatic accidents but from the normal operation of agricultural and industrial systems, which deplete resources and pollute air, water, and land. Other technologies have unprecedented power to affect people and other forms of life distant in time and space (through global warming and genetic engineering, for example). Large-scale technologies are also expensive and centralized, accelerating the concentration of economic and political power and widening the gaps between rich and poor nations. In examining the conflicting ethics and assumptions that lead to divergent views of technology, Barbour analyzes three social values: justice, participatory freedom, and economic development, and defends such environmental principles as resource sustainability, environmental protection, and respect for all forms of life. He presents case studies of agricultural technology, energy policy, and the use of computers.

Moral teachings and ethical questions about the creation and use of science and technology have been a part of religious and philosophical traditions from the earliest periods. Today, the challenges are more global in scope and are intensified by terrorists opposed to many dimensions of the scientific and technological world. New fields of ethical reflection--computer ethics, environmental ethics, communication ethics, genethics--are emerging to deal with the world that science and technology have created. The "Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society. This broad coverage supports the numerous courses in applied and professional ethics and policy related to the practice of science and technology in education. Additionally, it provides a practical introduction to useful knowledge and ideas for both professionals and general readers.

Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense - The Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense or COSTIND is a civilian ministry within the State Council of the People's Republic of China, responsible for setting policy for defense procurement. The ministry was formed in 198?

Institute of Biosciences and Technology (IBT) - Institute of Biosciences and Technology (IBT), part of the Texas A&M University System, is located in the world's largest medical center, the Texas Medical Center, in Houston, Texas. The Institute's scientists conduct interdisciplinary research with a focus on animal biotechnology, animal genetics, arthritis and bone diseases, cancer biology and nutrition, crop biotechnology, genome research, informatics, advanced invertebrate molecular science, macromolecular design, and biotechnology policy and ethics.

Talent survey - Policy research covers science and technology (S&T) policy, industry policy, and talent policy. The policy research division also looks at the utility of governmental policies in technology development, industry development, and talent development, and the development strategy of different technology, industry, and talent, meanwhile, provides data on different countries and Taiwan’s industrial technology policies and their implementation, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development innovation policies and their implementation, and the survey of supply and demand on target industrial talent.

American Society for Information Science and Technology - The American Society for Information Science and Technology (also referred to as ASIST or ASIS&T) is a professional organization of information professionals. Established in 1937, major activities of the organization include sponsoring an annual conference and publishing proceedings from this conference under the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology series; providing administration and electronic communications support for interest-based organizational groups referred to as SIGs; providing administration for geographically defined chapter groups; publication of the Journal of the American ...

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