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)

Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 3. Federated, concentric and platform organisations

Building the internal capabilities, technical architecture, service delivery, planning and contract monitoring to achieve this ambition will require a governance framework encompassing a wide spectrum of arrangements, including the measurement ... Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 3. Federated, concentric and platform organisations

Participatory design: an Interview with Dr. Michael Twidale (part 3)

(…continues from the previous entry) Ubois: So any other final thoughts on how to promote the concept of responsibility and innovation, you know, in public opinion and with practitioners? I’m ... Participatory design: an Interview with Dr. Michael Twidale (part 3)

Participatory design: an Interview with Dr. Michael Twidale (part 2)

(…continues from the previous entry) Ubois: At the Bassetti Foundation, we’ve been developing ideas about sustainability in innovation. What makes for sustainable innovation? What are things that would cause innovation ... Participatory design: an Interview with Dr. Michael Twidale (part 2)

Participatory design: an Interview with Dr. Michael Twidale (part 1)

Dr. Michael Twidale is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include “computer-supported cooperative working and ... Participatory design: an Interview with Dr. Michael Twidale (part 1)

Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 2: New technologies in organisations: issues and perspectives

Global ICT Programmes require the intersection of information infrastructures well beyond the conventional boundaries of institutions and organisations, which are typically demarcated by the legal (or contractual) boundary of their ... Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 2: New technologies in organisations: issues and perspectives

New version of our website

Dear readers or visitors, at the end of August we launched a new version of our website featuring several changes to our graphics and site layout. You will surely notice ... New version of our website

Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 1: Introduction

According to a recent report of the META Group Inc. (2006) , requirements for digital interoperability between the public and private sectors will drive enterprise architecture over the next years, ... Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 1: Introduction