#ethics

By Any Other Name

For people new to the work of the Bassetti Foundation, the concept of “responsibility in innovation” can be somewhat elusive. But like most other general concepts, responsibility in innovation is reflected in a wide variety of disciplines, though often by other names. For example, Legal scholars sometimes frame the issue in terms of liability, or ... By Any Other Name

Robotica. Una nuova scienza

Il 20 febbraio si è svolto a Roma un importante convegno sulla robotica dal titolo “Robotics: A New Science“. L’evento è stato concepito come seminario il cui obiettivo era quello di discutere l’attuale sviluppo della robotica nel quadro dei recenti sviluppi scientifici e tecnologici nei settori dell’informatica, delle telecomunicazioni, dei software e dispositivi elettronici. Fiorella ... Robotica. Una nuova scienza

Fiorella Operto
Redazione FGB

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 also looking for pointers of other people to talk to institutions that are or might be pursuing this line of inquiry. Twidale: I think that ... 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 to now be sustainable? This kaizen idea seems very much along those lines. Twidale: Sustainability for me means having lots and lots of feedback loops, ... 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 learning; collaborative technologies in digital libraries and museums; user interface design and evaluation; user error analysis; visualization of information and algorithms; and the development of ... Participatory design: an Interview with Dr. Michael Twidale (part 1)

La reinvenzione del cibo

La reinvenzione del cibo. Culture del gusto fra tradizione e globalizzazione ai piedi delle Alpi di Cristina Grasseni, Verona, Qui Edit, 2007 Da quando l’innovazione tecnologica in campo agro-alimentare ha cominciato a rivoluzionare le abitudine alimentari, è fiorito un interesse interdisciplinare – che coinvolge l’etica, la sociologia, la politologia, etc. – sul tema del cibo. ... La reinvenzione del cibo

Nicole Lozzi
Redazione FGB

Commission launches consultation on responsible nano research

The European Commission has launched a consultation on responsible research in nanosciences and nanotechnologies. The consultation is part of the Commission’s plan to suggest that the EU Member States sign up to a Code of Conduct for this emerging area of science. A broad spectrum of society is addressed by the consultation, from the scientific ... Commission launches consultation on responsible nano research

Redazione FGB

Experiments Without Borders? Ethical and Participatory Approaches to New Technologies

Sheila Jasanoff delivered with the utmost elegance of a Harvard Professor the BIOS Annual Lecture chaired by Nikolas Rose at the London School of Economics the 15th of June 2006. The title: "Experiments Without Borders: biology in the labs of life" parallels some of the issues that have been recently discussed by the Giannino Bassetti ... Experiments Without Borders? Ethical and Participatory Approaches to New Technologies

Terri Schiavo: Innovation, Decision Making and the Future of Ethics

Across the Atlantic, people are shocked to watch in real time the ‘phasing out’ of Terri Schiavo, which has been declared as living in a ‘vegetative state’ as a result of a sudden loss of oxigen to her brain approximately 15 years ago. Her husband, which has been her tutor over all this time, has ... Terri Schiavo: Innovation, Decision Making and the Future of Ethics

On the Governance of International Business Standards, a letter by Sunil Bedi

I have been concerned about governance of international business standards. Here are my thoughts: The article raised issues that will become increasingly significant in defining international commerce and related exchanges. I would dichotomize the issues into human disasters and financial disasters. The human tragedies are those related to life while the financials disasters are those ... On the Governance of International Business Standards, a letter by Sunil Bedi