Possibilities for global governance of converging technologies

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-29

  Roco, Mihail C ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cognition; Education; EHS; ELSI; Global approach; Information technology; Nanotechnology; NBIC; Open source organization; Risk governance; Societal implications

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COGNITIVE SCIENCES; CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES; DIGITAL REVOLUTION; GLOBAL APPROACH; GLOBAL GOVERNANCE; MODERN BIOLOGY; OPEN-SOURCE ORGANIZATION; RISK GOVERNANCE; SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CONSULTATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENGINEERING; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WELFARE;

EID: 36448957959     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-007-9269-8     Document Type: Article

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