Showing papers in "Science Technology & Society in 2020"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make a call for concerted efforts to shift from the linear economy to a circular economy to address the concerns about society's sustainability aspirations, which has led to concerted efforts for shifting from linear economies to circular e...
Abstract: Growing consumerism and population worldwide raises concerns about society’s sustainability aspirations. This has led to calls for concerted efforts to shift from the linear economy to a circular e...
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TL;DR: In the last two decades, numerous policy actors have advocated multiple models for the diffusion of solar energy-based technologies in India as mentioned in this paper. In recent years, the social development-based energ...
Abstract: During the last two decades, numerous policy actors have advocated multiple models for the diffusion of solar energy-based technologies in India. In recent years, the social development-based energ...
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TL;DR: The Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) aims at mitigating the negative unintended consequences of technologies, developed by large business organizations, on society and environment as mentioned in this paper. But it does not consider the impact of these technologies on individuals.
Abstract: Responsible research and innovation (RRI) aims at mitigating the negative unintended consequences of technologies, developed by large business organisations, on society and environment. Scholars po...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanisms by which family farming established itself in Argentina over the 2004-2016 period as a legitimate solution to the food security challenge were analyzed, and it was shown that family farming can be used to solve the food insecurity problem.
Abstract: In this article, we analyse the mechanisms by which family farming established itself in Argentina over the 2004–2016 period as a legitimate solution to the food security challenge. We show that th...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the rise, regulation and risks of genetically modified (GM) insect technology in global agriculture and contribute to the debate on the nexus of science, technology and food.
Abstract: The article explores the rise, regulation and risks of genetically modified (GM) insect technology in global agriculture. It contributes to the debate on the nexus of science, technology and food s...
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TL;DR: Several governments around the world have developed new ways of registering citizens when it comes to their relations with the state administration as mentioned in this paper, and these methods can be classified into three categories: identification through identification identification, identification identification and identification identification.
Abstract: Several governments around the world have developed new ways of registering citizens when it comes to their relations with the state administration. Contemporary practices of identification through...
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TL;DR: A special issue of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) special issue as discussed by the authors was created by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and with the collaboration of Maastricht University and the Indian wing of the Dutch chemical company.
Abstract: In contemporary, industrialised and industrialising cultures, science and technology have become an inseparable element of our existence and socio-cultural endeavours. The technological cultures that we live in, make us empowered and vulnerable at the same time (Bijker, 2006; Hommels et al., 2014). To accommodate the uncertainty that is inherent in innovation processes and outcomes, it is generally considered beneficial to enrol multiple perspectives and ways of seeing and understanding the world, when looking for innovative solutions to specific problems. Since some ten years, this often happens under the banner of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). This special issue originated from such an effort. Funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), and with the collaboration of Maastricht University and the Indian wing of the Dutch chemical company
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TL;DR: This article examined the impact of innovation on labour productivity by using the latest World Bank Enterprise Surveys data and compared the results between Chinese and Indian manufacturing sector, and found that the results showed that innovation had a positive impact on the labour productivity.
Abstract: This article examines the impact of innovation on labour productivity by using latest World Bank Enterprise Surveys data and compares the results between Chinese and Indian manufacturing sector. Th...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose to focus on realistic expectations that enable action by defining possible outcomes, which is a preferred way of coping with the openness or indeterminacy of future.
Abstract: One preferred way of coping with the openness or indeterminacy of future is to elaborate ‘fictional expectations’ that enable action by defining possible outcomes. In this article, I propose to foc...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the governance of innovation needs to cater in a democratic way for heterogeneity of knowledges, and that many initiatives in the democratisation of innovation aspire to some sort of consensus among relevant ac...
Abstract: Governance of innovation needs to cater in a democratic way for heterogeneity of knowledges. Many initiatives in the democratisation of innovation aspire to some sort of consensus among relevant ac...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors find that exploratory innovation requires both access to heterogeneous resources for the establishment of novel knowledge combinations and high-quality cooperation to strengthen the exploratory research.
Abstract: Existing studies find that exploratory innovation requires both access to heterogeneous resources for the establishment of novel knowledge combinations and high-quality cooperation to strengthen th...
TL;DR: Since the 2008 food price crisis, many initiatives have emerged at the intersection between scientific, economic, humanitarian and political fields with a view to feeding 9 billion human beings in....
Abstract: Since the 2008 food price crisis, many initiatives have emerged at the intersection between scientific, economic, humanitarian and political fields with a view to ‘feeding 9 billion human beings in...
TL;DR: Kim et al. as mentioned in this paper pointed out that Korea's technological achievement in the thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) industry became possible primarily through a catch-up strategy in technological development.
Abstract: Korea’s technological achievement in the thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) industry became possible primarily through a catch-up strategy in technological development. Through q...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors make a contribution to the sociology of food security as a globalised public issue, highlighting the importance of instruments of proof that underlie discourses on related matters.
Abstract: This contribution to the sociology of food security as a globalised public issue highlights the importance of instruments of proof that underlie discourses on related matters. This article addresse...
TL;DR: The role of Science, Technology and Society (STS) research(ers) in co-constructing Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the Global South is discussed in this paper.
Abstract: This article aims to reflect on the role of Science, Technology and Society (STS) research(ers) in co-constructing Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the Global South. By reporting on RRI...
TL;DR: After the 2008 food price crisis, food security became a priority on the international political agenda as mentioned in this paper, and the links between food security and reprioritis were discussed. But the authors of this special issue focused on the link between the two issues.
Abstract: After the 2008 food price crisis, food security once again became a priority on the international political agenda. This introduction to the special issue tackles the links between this reprioritis...
TL;DR: This article analyses how health accessibility is crafted under the RSBY scheme by questioning two central dimensions of this data-driven digital health scheme: the smart card technology and the public–private partnership; and how smartcards technologies and private providers condition access to health care in India.
Abstract: In less than ten years, India has launched colossal biometric databases. One among them is related to the first ‘free’ health coverage scheme offered by the government of India: the Rashtriya Swast...
TL;DR: After three decades of demobilising the Swedish defence sector following the end of the Cold War, Sweden recently revived civil defence planning, including new instructions to plan for food securit...
Abstract: After three decades of demobilising the Swedish defence sector following the end of the Cold War, Sweden recently revived civil defence planning, including new instructions to plan for food securit...
TL;DR: In this article, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the relevant portions of the advisory opinion of the International Monsanto Tribunal were used to define a normative framework for business and human rights.
Abstract: Building on both the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the relevant portions of the advisory opinion of the International Monsanto Tribunal, this article presents a normative a...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors employ RRI's mandate of "commitment to care" to understand the "problem" of rice straw burning in India and the possible ways of engaging with it.
Abstract: This paper employs RRI’s mandate of ‘commitment to care’ to understand the ‘problem’ of rice straw burning in India and the possible ways of engaging with it. Straw burning is often framed as a lin...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of science parks and innovation policies in driving innovative resources and nurturing emerging industries, while the government-academia-industry collaborations and the establish...
Abstract: Science parks and innovation policies have a major mission in driving innovative resources and nurturing emerging industries, while the government-academia-industry collaborations and the establish...
TL;DR: The term digital studies as discussed by the authors encapsulates the concerns previously addressed by social scientists in the 1990s and extends into this new era of mobile digital usage, focusing on the way emails, mailing lists, digital forums, blogs, social networks or mobile applications change the way people work and live.
Abstract: Since the inception of the internet, social scientists have engaged in research related to the online communities, cyberspace and cyber-identities. Research in this area has attracted many different perspectives dispersed across multiple interests, whether it is called the ‘digital humanities’, ‘new media studies’, ‘cyberculture studies’. Although ‘cyber’ was the dominant term used in the 1990s and early 2000s, it has been largely replaced by the term ‘digital’ now that the internet has become much more pervasive, moving from desktops to devices that can be worn on the body and transported anywhere, allowing the user to be constantly connected to the internet. ‘Digital studies’ encapsulates the concerns previously addressed by social scientists in the 1990s and extends into this new era of mobile digital usage. It is a neat descriptive term that also encompasses other disciplines and their use of the term ‘digital’. ‘Digital studies’ focus on the way emails, mailing lists, digital forums, blogs, social networks or mobile applications change the way people work and live (Rainie & Wellman, 2012). Whether called the network society (Castells, 2009) or the connected revolution (Brown et al., 2002), the fusion of internet and multiple digital devices further expands the influence of these objects in our daily lives. The particular uses of those new devices have been documented so far by economists, historians, sociologists and a growing number of STS scholars are
TL;DR: While Responsible Research and Innovation has the potential for democratising the governance of research and innovation, translating it in the Global South would need dialogues and engaging with stakeholders as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: While Responsible Research and Innovation has the potential for democratising the governance of research and innovation, translating it in the Global South would need dialogues and engaging with th...
TL;DR: In this paper, a Canadian national residing in Nepal with a working visa, was arrested and then deported to Canada and his visa being cancelled based upon an analysis of the documenta...
Abstract: On 2 May 2016, Robert Penner, Canadian national residing in Nepal with a working visa, was arrested and then deported to Canada and his visa being cancelled. Based upon an analysis of the documenta...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe and illustrate the potential of tourism resources: natural, productive and archaeological, located in the Inkawasi district, Cusco region, which is under the qualitative approach, micro ethnographic design supported by the descriptive method.
Abstract: The research aimed to describe and illustrate the potential of tourism resources: natural, productive and archaeological, located in the Inkawasi district, Cusco region. The research is under the qualitative approach, micro ethnographic design, supported by the descriptive method. The sample was the geomorphological system: mountains, rivers, caves, as well as interviews with residents and authorities. The characteristics of the natural, productive and archaeological tourist resources in the Inkawasi district are: unique in nature, formed by the action of a natural force, peculiar in the aspect of the formation ofthe geographical micro space, such as the Tuyu Machay cave, which It contains human remains (bones) dating from the Inca period, as well as flora and fauna, and conditions for trekking and hakking activities. The river passage, a unique, warm area of the jungle, with fine sandy beaches to rest, baths and therapeutic treatment. The Incawasi Valley Agrarian Cooperative serves for experiential-productive tourism, in addition to the coffee tasting process. With the exception of the Cooperative, tourist resources: natural, archaeological, do not present an extreme state of vulnerability, they also do not have physical-legal sanitationand the national inventory register. Road access is regular by established road.
TL;DR: Nepali information and communication technology (ICT) policies, informed by dominant international discourses on internet and ICT for development, have attributed a'self-evident' positive impact t...
Abstract: Nepali information and communication technology (ICT) policies, informed by dominant international discourses on internet and ICT for development, have attributed a ‘self-evident’ positive impact t...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a novel strategy in the Apurimac region, so that companies dedicated to the food sector can adopt the quality management system based on ISO 9001: 2015 standard, demonstrating that the food supply service will contribute to the improvement of its quality, this based on the fulfillment of the general, common and specific requirements that the norm raises for the organizations that provide products and services.
Abstract: The company INKILLA S.R.L is dedicated to the storage and distribution of nonperishable food products for human consumption, making deliveries to educational institutions that benefit from the National School Food Program Qali Warma. The research work proposes a novel strategy in the Apurimac region, so that companies dedicated to the food sector can adopt the quality management system based on the ISO 9001: 2015 standard, demonstrating that the food supply service will contribute to the improvement of its quality, this based on the fulfillment of the general, common and specific requirements that the norm raises for the organizations that provide products and services. Therefore, the analysis of the current situation was carried out to determine the problems presented by the company INKILLA SRL, for which a cheklist was used, identifying the causes of the main problem, being this the dissatisfaction of the clients, therefore it was proposed as an objective implement the quality management system with the requirements of the ISO 9001: 2015 standard embodied in the quality manual and then the schedule of the proposed implementation of the quality management system was made, finally it was presented to thecompany INKILLA SRL , who chose to develop the proposal, managing to implement the quality management system based on the ISO 9001: 2015 standard, and subsequently becoming certified.
TL;DR: In this article, the implicit notion of responsibility in the bureaucratic steering of biofuel research in India is traced as a useful entry point to think further on the framework of Responsible Researcher.
Abstract: This article seeks to trace the implicit notion of responsibility in the bureaucratic steering of biofuel research in India—as a useful entry point to think further on framework of Responsible Rese...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the highest tier of elite tennis through a technological lens in order to understand the several imbrications of tennis and technology in Grand Slam events, and they find that tennis and technologies are interdependent.
Abstract: This article attempts to examine the highest tier of elite tennis through a technological lens in order to understand the several imbrications of tennis and technology in Grand Slam events. Using q...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the characteristics of the natural tourist resources located in the rural community of Piscobamba, Peru. The focus was qualitative, micro ethnographic type, narrative design.
Abstract: The objective of the research was to describe the characteristics of the natural tourist resources located in the rural community of Piscobamba. The focus was qualitative, micro ethnographic type, narrative design.Observation techniques, geosystem analysis, photographic capture, and the descriptive and illustrative method were applied. The sample was the geomorphological system: three caves, two waterfalls and the rock formation with anthropomorphic faces.As a result, it was obtained that the ecotourism resources are not violated, there is no evidence of extreme anthropic intervention. It has an accessibility in adequate conditions, which allows a tourist with full capabilities to visit. They do not have physical-legal sanitation. The promotion, diffusion of ecotourism resources is very low, it is unknown. In conclusion, it has a great variety of ecotourism resources, originated by natural action, being these: kimsa machay, the waterfall, the bride's veil, punk sky, tikuy rikuy, the bride's arch, sites suitable for lovers of adventure tourism and nature, the use will increase the level of quality of life of the inhabitants.