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The workshop provided an overview of the status and perspectives of Technology Assessment (TA) in the individual countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It also showed the complexity of creation of space for TA type activities in individual countries - for independent activity of both experts and the public based on individual responsibility. The book consists of the final version of the presented papers and new contributions initiated by the workshop. Moreover, the authors reflect the ideas and incentives sounded in the discussions. The book is addressed to researchers in the fields of social science, humanities, information technology and technology assessment in particular. It may also be of interest to policy-makers and the wider public concerned with the information society.

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Author:   D. Uhl ,  G. Banse ,  C.J. Langenbach ,  P. Machleidt
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000
Volume:   9
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783642074936

ISBN 10:   3642074936
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   09 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Outline.- I Introduction.- The Genesis of the Project “TA-Eastern Europe”.- II The Concept.- Science, Democracy and Technological Risks.- Concepts of Information Society and the Social Function of Information.- The Way Towards a Knowledge Society. Some Barriers not only for Countries in Transition.- Problems of the Production and Application of Knowledge in a Societal Transformation. The Czech Republic’s Approach to Knowledge Society.- Innovation and Financial Intensity of R&D in Poland as the Polish Approach to the Knowledge Society.- Russian Way to Information Society and New Understanding of Information Security (Statement).- III The Application Fields of TA.- Information Technology and Organisational Change. The Concept of Technological Practice.- Data — Information — Knowledge. A Trail of a Technological Enlightenment.- Information Technology. The Forgotten Dimension of Modernisation.- Threats of the Global Net-Internet. The State of Development and Inquiry over the Information Society in Poland.- Scientific and Technological Progress, Democracy, Participation and Technology Assessment in Russia.- Transformation of Society and Values in Slovakia.- IV The Judgement.- Rationality and the Use of Language. Technology Assessment for Shaping the Knowledge Society.- Knowledge-and Value-Prerequisites of Evaluation and Decision-Making.- Ethical Norms for the Selection and Transfer of Knowledge.- List of Authors.

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