New Rites For Democracy?

On February 15th 2008, at the premises of the Bassetti Foundation in Milan, the sociologist of science Brian Wynne opened the seminar chaired by Piero Bassetti and Mariachiara Tallacchini about ... New Rites For Democracy?

A seminar on governance and science at the Bassetti Foundation in Milan

(Photos) On Friday 15th February 2008, at the premises of the Bassetti Foundation in Milan, Piero Bassetti opened the seminar on Science and Governance introducing Brian Wynne, chairman of the ... A seminar on governance and science at the Bassetti Foundation in Milan

Robotics: a new science

The International Symposium “Robotics: a new science” takes place on Wednesday 20th of February 2008 at Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Via Della Lungara 10 in Rome. The conference is ... Robotics: a new science

Science and Governance: the provocation of responsibility.

Conversation with Mariachiara Tallacchini On the Science in Society website of the European Commision one reads that “The European Commission needs to create the conditions for a structured dialogue on ... Science and Governance: the provocation of responsibility.

Science and Governance: the EU report on Science and Governance presented at FGB

The Giannino Bassetti Foundation deals with the problem of innovation and specifically with the responsibility that should guide innovative processes. Piero Bassetti defined innovation as the realisation of the improbable. ... Science and Governance: the EU report on Science and Governance presented at FGB

Dr. Ronald Arkin on Roboethics and Responsibility (part 3)

(…continues from the previous entry) Ubois: Do you see — I mean, another direction I could see this going is in the ways the lines between warfare and law enforcement ... Dr. Ronald Arkin on Roboethics and Responsibility (part 3)

Dr. Ronald Arkin on Roboethics and Responsibility (part 2)

(…continues from the previous entry) Ubois: It’s an interesting question of when should you essentially exit a field or exit certain social or power structures, because you can’t abide by ... Dr. Ronald Arkin on Roboethics and Responsibility (part 2)

Dr. Ronald Arkin on Roboethics and Responsibility (part 1)

Dr. Ronald Arkin is a Professor in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Director of the Mobile Robot Laboratory. In this discussion, he outlines the ... Dr. Ronald Arkin on Roboethics and Responsibility (part 1)

Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 5. Conclusion

We argued that the risks and challenges of digitally interoperable enterprise architectures that define the environment of contemporary organisations cannot be understood solely by looking at the traditional distinction between ... Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 5. Conclusion

Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 4. Putting it all together

The issues briefly sketched above lead us to discuss the risk and challenges for the creation digitally interoperable enterprise architecture between the public and the private sectors along three key ... Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 4. Putting it all together

Of flies and forests: putting laboratory work in its social context (part 2)

(…continues from the previous entry) CG That’s a very interesting context because usually, when we think about public understanding of science or media exposure of a scientific discovery, it’s always ... Of flies and forests: putting laboratory work in its social context (part 2)

Of flies and forests: putting laboratory work in its social context (part 1)

In this interview to Sophie Houdart taken at the Cerisy Cultural Centre in France in July 2006, we debated on the many links between the ethnography of science and the ... Of flies and forests: putting laboratory work in its social context (part 1)