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Five Open Questions about the Post Covid 19 World.

For the first time, humanity in its entirety is having to face glocal problems: a pandemic virus, the ecological survival of the planet, life with artificial intelligence, how to deal with the infinite space of the big bang. The historical role of those who inhabit our Earth is changing, as she no longer unconditionally agrees ... Five Open Questions about the Post Covid 19 World.

Piero Bassetti

Cinque domande aperte sul dopo-Covid 19

Per la prima volta il genere umano, nella sua interezza, fronteggia problemi glocali: un virus pandemico, la sopravvivenza ecologica della terra, convivere con l’intelligenza artificiale, rapportarsi allo spazio infinito del big bang. A cambiare è il ruolo storico di chi abita il pianeta perché esso oggi non si rassegna ad accoglierci: ci presenta il suo ... Cinque domande aperte sul dopo-Covid 19

Piero Bassetti

In dialogo con ‘On policy choices by european countries during the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak’.

The reason we don’t live in a dungeon is because people have joined together to change things Noam Chomsky I moderni insegnano che le tragedie non sono semplici cattive notizie. Non sono soltanto brutti eventi, fatti dolorosi. La tragedia lacera, squarcia. Allora è tale: quando si è di fronte a due valori che si ritengono ... In dialogo con ‘On policy choices by european countries during the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak’.

Gabriele Giacomini

In Response to ‘On policy choices by european countries during the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak’.

In his article ON POLICY CHOICES BY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DURING THE 2020 COVID-19 OUTBREAK, Maurizio Bettiga proposes two opposing and contrasting (possible) policy justifications for the action taken to limit the spread of the Corona Virus across Europe: 1. fight the spread of the infection at all cost and prioritize every patient life over everything ... In Response to ‘On policy choices by european countries during the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak’.

Jonathan Hankins

ON POLICY CHOICES BY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DURING THE 2020 COVID-19 OUTBREAK.

On March 11th, 2020, The World Health Organisation (WHO) has characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic. In its statement regarding this assessment, WHO has also clearly expressed its position regarding the fact that this is likely the very first pandemic that can be potentially controlled and, notwithstanding this, a number of countries in the World do ... ON POLICY CHOICES BY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DURING THE 2020 COVID-19 OUTBREAK.

Maurizio Bettiga

Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation. A book by Ilse Marschalek.

A critical reflection from the practitioner’s point of view. Book Review Introduction In the open access publication Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation, Ilse Marschalek investigates the roles that a group of people that she names ‘Public Participation Practitioners’ play in the attempt to transform the relationship between science and society though the adoption ... Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation. A book by Ilse Marschalek.

Jonathan Hankins

What do epidemiologists do? Investigating a controversial symptomatology in Colombia

From May 2014 onwards the community of El Carmen de Bolivar, a municipality on the Caribbean Coast of Colombia, was hit by a mysterious outbreak with a very specific target: female teenagers. The symptoms, that from their first manifestation affected a growing numbers of girls, were general weakness, fainting, headaches, tachycardia, numbness in the extremities, ... What do epidemiologists do? Investigating a controversial symptomatology in Colombia

Maurizia Mezza

Utrecht Degrowth Symposium

The first Utrecht Degrowth Symposium was held at Utrecht University on Friday 28 June, aiming to consolidate the emerging degrowth platform in the Netherlands with international experts from various disciplines. As Foreign Correspondent I attended on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. What follows is a short report with an overview of the topic from my ... Utrecht Degrowth Symposium

Jonathan Hankins

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 of cost, benefit, risk and opportunity. Whilst often the very same technologies which have enabled greater technical interconnectedness in financial markets, have simultaneously increased operational ... Towards a new model of governance to manage new technologies in organizations – Part 3. Federated, concentric and platform organisations

Practice and Cognition, an anthropological view

About the topic, already touched upon in the previous posts, of the role played by communities of practice in the processes of emergence and management of innovation, I wish to draw the readers’ attention to the interview by Mara Benadusi, to myself and Francesco Ronzon, about our recent book Practice and Cognition. Notes of ecology ... Practice and Cognition, an anthropological view

Art and innovation

This is the first of a series of reviews that Valentina Porcellana will present on the anthropology of art as innovation. Many aspects of artistic practice are linked to the anthropological dimension of innovation. Here, she highlights the relationship between the social responsibility of art and community enterprise, as well as on the many possible ... Art and innovation

Conceptualising Innovation: A theoretical and practical agenda

To my concern, this Blog has been on-line for nearly one year with no one signalling a very important element: what is this all about? Similarly to the report on ‘Governing Modern Biotechnology in LDCs’ this is the first of a series of posts which will define the way in which terms are used, as ... Conceptualising Innovation: A theoretical and practical agenda