Making the point on the last post in the Blog 'Innovation, Risk and Governance'

( 17 Aprile 2004 )

( scritto da Daniele Navarra )

- Permalink -
(usare questo link per puntare direttamente a questo item degli Argomenti)

In that article I talked about the effects of unregulated business activities in Less Developed Countries (LDCs). Some LDCs do not have a legal systems as sophisticasted or as strong as advanced nations, especially on the regulation of international business standards. Therefore one of the consequences for those nations whose legal framework is weaker or unprepared is the location of business activities considered unsafe, polluting or of hazard in developed nations. This leads to great risks for the environment, the health of the local population and the safety of the labor force. There is also a growing international debate about what should be done once major disaster occurs, how to account for the losses and the damages, how to resolve conflicts and disputes of this nature when actors operate across borders and how to make sure that judgement on these issues will be just and fair. In nuce, much of debate focuses on the 'how' question of dealing with the increasing complexity of ever increasingly interdependent world.

With regards to this last point, Sunil Bedi proposes first the separation of human from financial disasters and then suggests as a solution the extension of the powers of the International Criminal Court of Justice to monitor and solve such issues. However, from Sunil Bedi's letter it is not clear to me if such body should also be entitled to enforce the sanctions as well as to deliberate regulations globally. That would make an altogether different point on the role of such institution. In my opinion, the extent to which a single entity can undertake such a gigantic task raises a number of operational questions. Take as an example what is happening in the field of genetic research in agriculture. Every day a number of measures are taken to regulate every aspect of the new technology, which has been developed from a variety of collaborative agreements with research centers spread all around the world. What will happen if something will go wrong in the future? Probably, a risk might be that it is going to be very difficult to find where responsibility lies for the damages caused.

That is the reason why even if the last entry does not seem to be related to the thread of the report on 'Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: Governing Innovation in India's Agricultural Markets' currently under publication in a series of posts in the Blog 'Innovation, Risk and Governance', hopefully the next section on 'The reality of India - Poison Can Be Sweet Too' and the others that will be published herafter will shed some light on this matter.

Pubblicata oggi la prima parte della relazione su 'Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: Governing Innovation in India's Agricultural Markets'

( 2 Aprile 2004 )

( scritto da Daniele Navarra )

- Permalink -
(usare questo link per puntare direttamente a questo item degli Argomenti)

In English

Qualora qualcuno tra i lettori volesse intervenire può scrivermi a navarra@fondazionebassetti.org per sottoporre opinioni, informazioni o commenti:

Vi ringrazio per l'attenzione e rimango in attesa di ricevere un vostro feedback,

Diego Daniele Navarra

If someone among the readers would like to take part to the discussion, she/he can write to me at navarra@fondazionebassetti.org to submit opinions, information or comments.

Thank you for your attention and I look forward to receive your feedback,

Diego D Navarra

Law, GM technology and innovation

( 19 Marzo 2004 )

( scritto da Daniele Navarra )

- Permalink -
(usare questo link per puntare direttamente a questo item degli Argomenti)

A discussion related to legal matters in developing countries is important for understanding the policy processes opening or closing the available 'routes' to innovation in the least advanced nations . What I have tried to convey in the last entries posted in my blog is an overall sense of what is happening and how this will affect decisions of multinationals, governments and consumers today and for the years to come. Sadly despite the importance of public consultations around GM food and technology, these will not help us understand what happens internationally. For instance, in Britain there has recently been a public consultaion on GM food, but it has been largely ignored by the policy makers. Therefore the importance to understand better what is happeing in the international arena and where we are going, even if it might not seem to be directly related to the subeject at hand. Hopefully, I will try to make the above more clear to the readers in the report forthcoming in this space on 'Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: Governing Innovation in India's Agricultural Markets'.

Organismi Geneticamente Modificati: possibili dinamiche di rischio ed innovazione tra locale e globale

( 29 Novembre 2003 )

( scritto da Daniele Navarra )

- Permalink -
(usare questo link per puntare direttamente a questo item degli Argomenti)

Come stabilire l'impatto ed i rischi di una decisione presa a livello locale su processi politici, deliberativi ed economici a livello globale, e viceversa? Prendendo spunto dal recente dibattito ospitato dalla Fondazione Bassetti sugli Organismi Geneticamente Modificati (OGM) vorrei proporre una riflessione che puo' essere consultata nel blog 'Innovation, Risk & Governance'

Per eventuali suggerimenti, commenti o delucidazioni sull'argomento sono disponibile al seguente indirizzo: navarra@fondazionebassetti.org