Essays about: "public understanding of science and technology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words public understanding of science and technology.

  1. 11. AI as a Threat to Democracy : Towards an Empirically Grounded Theory

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Visar Berisha; [2017]
    Keywords : AI; artificial; intelligence; demokrati; democracy; threat; elections; machine learning; challenges; legitimacy; fair; AI; artificiell; intelligens; maskininlärning; demokrati; val; hot; legitimitet;

    Abstract : Artificial intelligence has in recent years taken center stage in the technological development. Major corporations, operating in a variety of economic sectors, are investing heavily in AI in order to stay competitive in the years and decades to come. READ MORE

  3. 12. Bridging the Gap: Providing Public Science Dissemination through Expert Tools

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Michael Nilsson; Sebastian Piwell; [2016]
    Keywords : Space Weather; Visualization; OpenSpace; Computer Graphics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to provide public science dissemination of space weather data by integrating a space weather analysis system used by experts in the field into an interactive visualization software called OpenSpace; designed to visualize the entire known Universe. Data and images from complex space weather models were processed and used as textures on different surface geometries, which are then positioned, oriented and scaled correctly relative other planets in the solar system. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Role of Institutions for the Development of Science Parks : The Case of Regional Science Parks in Thailand

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Kasem Tantanasiriwong; [2016]
    Keywords : Science Park; Institution; Triple Helix model; System of innovation;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the understanding of the role of institutions as a factor for the development of Science Park projects. Semi-structured interviews have been conducted to find out the institutional factors given by Science Park Promotion Agency (SPA), supported by Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand in response to Regional Science Parks in Thailand. READ MORE

  5. 14. 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 kommunikation

    Author : Sema Yildiz; [2016]
    Keywords : Ethics;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 15. From Publishing to Patenting: Survey construction of Swedish academics’ motivations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yuan Tian; [2015-07-09]
    Keywords : Academic patenting; motivation; self-determination theory; publishing-patenting; U-I; commercialization; technology transfer; Swedish academics; academic inventor; academic entrepreneur; scientific publishing;

    Abstract : Abstract This master thesis contributes to the topic of knowledge and technology transfer, by exploring the motivations for patenting in Swedish academia. Patent is a dispensable indicator to evaluate innovation output performance. READ MORE