Essays about: "Ethical Technology Assessment"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words Ethical Technology Assessment.
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11. SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF DECENTRALISED SOLAR PROJECTS: INTRODUCING A MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH
University essay from KTH/EnergiteknikAbstract : Lack of energy access in developing countries remains a major barrier in the economic development of rural communities. Worldwide, about 1.3 billion people lack access to modern energy services, and there is a need to pursue ways other than grid extension due to the remoteness of most of these communities from national grids. READ MORE
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12. Is Health Technology Assessment a part of the purchasing process for inpatient care?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this report is to map how HTA, Health Technology Assessment, is being used for MDD products for inpatient care in Sweden. Swedish Medtech, a professional association for medical technology companies, has a need to carry out a survey about the use of HTA in Sweden for their future work. READ MORE
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13. Preparatory Ethics University prior to Participatory Technology Assessment (PEUPTA) : A New Approach to Public Engagement in Science and Technology
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikationAbstract : This paper provides a new approach to public engagement in science and technology. The work derives from the idea to recall the necessity of a paradigm shift for not only agent-focused, but also agent-centered as well interactive-deliberative engagement mechanisms with low or high policy relevancy. READ MORE
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14. Killer Robots - Autonomous Weapons and Their Compliance with IHL
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The pursuit of weapons which distance the soldier from the actual battlefield has been going on ever since the transition from the waging of war using short blades, to the waging of war using bow and arrow. Today, that ambition has reached an almost completion with the ever-increasing number of unmanned, remote-controlled vehicles that are rapidly becoming the most common and prominent method of waging wars. READ MORE
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15. Ethical Challenges of Animal Biotechnology : Application of Ben Mepham's Ethical Matrix
University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etikAbstract : This thesis examines whether animal biotechnology is compatible with the norms of animal welfare, environment, and public health. For this purpose, it explores two lines of ethical controversy — intrinsic argument and extrinsic argument. The intrinsic argument against biotechnology maintains that it is “objectionable in itself”. READ MORE
