Abstract
This book has addressed a number of incredibly complex issues which can appear too daunting to tackle. But while equity and equality are significant challenges, this does not mean that important progress cannot be made. This final chapter outlines a practical program for building equity and equality into nanotechnology using actions based on the results of previous studies. It is directed at nanotechnology policymakers at a national level, but offers lessons for anyone who makes decisions about technologies, especially the “pro-poor,” “fairness,” and “equalizing” approaches it advocates.
This paper was originally presented at a Workshop on Real Time Technology Assessment for Nanotechnology, at the S.NET first annual meeting, Seattle, Washington, September 2009.
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This essay reflects lessons learned in research under several grants from the National Science Foundation, in particular 0354362 and 0726919. The latter was collaborative with Work Package Four of a larger project supported by the European Commission, ResIST (http://www.resist-research.net/home.aspx). Cozzens gratefully acknowledges the contributions of a large set of collaborators to these projects. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of any agency that funded the work.
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Cozzens, S.E. (2010). Building Equity and Equality into Nanotechnology. In: Cozzens, S., Wetmore, J. (eds) Nanotechnology and the Challenges of Equity, Equality and Development. Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9615-9_26
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