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Definitions of Technology
Assessment:
A procedure by
which managers try to foresee the effects of new products and
processes on their company's operation, on other business
organizations and on society in general. p. 48
users.wbs.warwick.ac.uk/dibb_simkin/student/glossary/ch02.html
The
term used to describe the evaluation process of new or existing
diagnostic and therapeutic devices and procedures. Technology
assessment evaluates the effect of a medical procedure, diagnostic
tool, medical device, or pharmaceutical product. In the past,
technology assessment meant primarily evaluating new equipment,
focusing on the clinical safety and efficacy of an intervention.
In today’s health care world, it includes a broader view of
clinical outcomes, such as the effect on a patient’s quality of
life, and the effect on society.
www.gsb.stthomas.edu/nihp/Glossary.htm
Includes a detailed review and analysis of the technology
development proposal documentation and literature, verification of
the representations made by the proponent, and a reviewer's
conference. There must be a review of the technology plan; an
evaluation of the depth of proponent's in-house expertise; and a
search and analysis of state of the art in the proponent's area of
technology. In addition, there should be a search and analysis of
related and competitive technologies; a detailed analysis of the
technology and development plans, schedules, budget, and its
management capabilities to respond to the opportunity; and
structured interviews with key personnel. Conclusions and
recommendations must be formulated, and full details of
methodology, sources, and references must be documented.
www.beta-rubicon.com/Definitions.htm
Technology assessment
(TA,
German
Technikfolgenabschätzung) is the study and evaluation
of new
technologies. It is based on the conviction that new
developments within, and discoveries by, the
scientific community are relevant for the world at large
rather than just for the scientific experts themselves, and that
technological progress can never be free of
ethical implications. Also, technology assessment recognizes
the fact that
scientists normally are not trained
ethicists themselves and accordingly ought to be very careful
when passing ethical judgment on their own, or their colleagues´,
new findings, projects, or work in progress.
Technology assessment assumes a global perspective and is
future-oriented rather than backward-looking or
anti-technological. ("Scientific research and science-based
technological innovation is an indispensable prerequisite of
modern life and civilization. There is no alternative. For six or
eight billion people there is no way back to a less sophisticated
life style" [Mohr, Hans: "Technology Assessment in Theory and
Practice", Techné: Journal
of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, Vol. 4,
No. 4 (Summer, 1999)]). TA considers its task as interdisciplinary
approach to solving already existing problems and preventing
potential damage caused by the uncritical application and the
commercialization of new technologies. Therefore any results of
technology assessment studies must be published, and particular
consideration must be given to communication with
political decision-makers.
Some of the major fields of TA
– not an exhaustive list:
See also
Technology assessment (TA) is part of
a word wide effort to deal systematically with the
question of how we should proceed.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/SPT/v4n4/pdf/mohr.pdf
Technology assessment:
a class of policy studies which systematically examine the
effects on society that may occur when a technology is
introduce, extended or modified. It emphasizes those
consequences that are unintended, indirect, or delayed.
Porter, A., & Roper, A., A guidebook for technology
assessment and impact analysis, Vol.4, 1980
Technology assessment was originally
conceived of as an activity, aimed at providing decision makers
with an objective analysis of a technology.
Van Eijndhoven, J. C. M, Technology assessment: Product or
Process, 1997
Technology assessment is an attempt
to established an early warning system to detect, control and
direct technological changes and developments so as to maximize
the public good while minimizing the public risks.
Certon, M. J., and Connor, L. W. , A method for planning and
assessing technology against relevant national goals in
developing countries in the technology of technology assessment.
M. J. Certon, B. Bartocha, eds., Gordon and Breach, New York,
1972
Technology Assessment is the
encompassing analysis and evaluation of technologies in order to
develop alternatives for decision-making.
http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ASC/TECHNO_TA.html
Technology assessment is a set of
country-driven activities which involve relevant stakeholders in
a consultative process to identify and determine the needs of
Parties in response to national priorities and policies, with
regard to the cooperation and transfer of technology for
conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, or technology
that makes use of genetic resources and do not cause significant
damage to the environment, and with regard to building or
enhancement of scientific, legal and administrative capacity,
and training. Furthermore, assessments should also identify, as
appropriate, the potential benefits, costs and risks of such
technologies, with a view to ensuring that transferred
technologies are economically viable, socially acceptable and
environmentally friendly.
http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/cross-cutting/technology/assessment.asp
Technology assessment traditionally,
the discipline has focused on forecasting, impact assessment and
policy studies. Later more process- oriented approaches, such as
constructive technology assessment (CTA), were developed that
were aimed explicitly at influencing the shape on new
technologies.
Den Ende, J.V, Mulder, K., Knot, M., Moors, E. & Vergragt,
P., Traditional and modern technology assessment: Toward a
Toolkit, 1998
Technology Assessment embraces
scientific analysis of technology-related societal problems and
the organization of communication about them in order to
contribute to their solution.
http://virtualgoods.tu-ilmenau.de/2004/2
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