What if all technologies were inherently social?
How technology has shaped society and how future technologies might affect it in the years to come are subjects for frequent debate. It can be tempting in this context to think of technologies as neutral 'things' that can be used for good or bad depending on the user's intentions and skills. But what if technologies were social objects that reflected and reinforced human activities or even political values? In fact, while mechanisms, effects and implications remain open to debate, experts on the relationship between technology and society broadly agree that technologies are indeed social in this way. By scripting, restricting and enabling different human behaviours, technologies can influence our lives in much the same way that policy programmes do. A number of key ideas have emerged from this field over the last five decades, with various implications for European policy-making.
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- automatisering
- biobrændstof
- ENERGI
- energipolitik
- forskning og intellektuel ejendomsret
- forskning og udvikling
- kommunikation
- LOVBESTEMMELSER
- mediernes pluralisme
- MILJØ
- miljøpolitik
- PRODUKTION, TEKNOLOGI OG FORSKNING
- rettigheder og friheder
- social indvirkning
- sociale rammer
- SOCIALE SPØRGSMÅL
- teknologi og tekniske bestemmelser
- teknologisk forandring
- Tilpasning til klimaændringer
- UDDANNELSE OG KOMMUNIKATION
- varig udvikling
- ytringsfrihed
- ØKONOMI
- økonomisk politik