Abstract
The interest in responsible innovation has led to various activities to
include social, economic and moral concerns in the process of innovation. This
ambition, however, brings along several fundamental questions. We encountered
these in a project on responsible innovation in the case of new molecular early diagnostics
for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Currently, a number of novel technologies are
being developed for in vivo early diagnosis of AD, by identifying and testing new
molecular biomarkers. In our project, we study scientific and clinical uncertainties
in technology development, analyze the social and cultural as well as the moral
implications of existing and alternative ways to deal with them. In this chapter we
summarize the fundamental questions about responsible innovation in terms of six
‘quandaries’: problematic, difficult and ambiguous conditions that somehow require
fundamental and practical decisions.
include social, economic and moral concerns in the process of innovation. This
ambition, however, brings along several fundamental questions. We encountered
these in a project on responsible innovation in the case of new molecular early diagnostics
for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Currently, a number of novel technologies are
being developed for in vivo early diagnosis of AD, by identifying and testing new
molecular biomarkers. In our project, we study scientific and clinical uncertainties
in technology development, analyze the social and cultural as well as the moral
implications of existing and alternative ways to deal with them. In this chapter we
summarize the fundamental questions about responsible innovation in terms of six
‘quandaries’: problematic, difficult and ambiguous conditions that somehow require
fundamental and practical decisions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Responsible Innovation |
Subtitle of host publication | Volume 1: Innovative Solutions for Global Issues |
Editors | Jeroen van den Hoven, Neelke Doorn, Tsjalling Swierstra, Bert-Jaap Koops, Henny Romijn |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 239-254 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-017-8956-1 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |