Beyond imagination : the ethics and applications of nanotechnology and bio-economics in South Africa /

Nanotechnology is sweeping the world. This science of very small particles, which includes genetic modification and the reconfiguring of the arrangement of atoms, presents possibilities beyond imagination. It also has huge implications for all South Africans, especially at home. How exactly is this...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mazibuko-Makena, Zamanzima
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johannesburg : Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), 2018.
Temas:
Nanotechnology > Research > South Africa.
Science.
Science
Sciences.
sciences (philosophy)
Short stories.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Reference.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Nanotechnology & MEMS.
Nanotechnology > Research.
South Africa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION
  • The dynamics of new and emerging technologies in developing countries and the new role of the state. An Introduction; SOCIOTECHNICAL IMAGINARIES; SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: PRO-POOR STRATEGIES?; THE ENTREPRENEURIAL STATE; INNOVATION-LED GROWTH AND COLLABORATIONS; ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGY: TO PURSUE OR NOT TO?; OUTLINE OF THE CHAPTERS IN THIS BOOK; REFERENCES; CHAPTER ONE
  • The advancement of nanotechnology. A sustainable development or an untenable vision?
  • THE EVOLUTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGYANCIENT NANOTECHNOLOGY: HOW FAR BACK DOES NANOTECHNOLOGY ACTUALLY GO?; US GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY IN SOUTH AFRICA; THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES OF NANOTECHNOLOGY; IS NANOTECHNOLOGY COMPATIBLE WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER TWO
  • Nanoscience, nanotechnology, nanomaterials and nanotoxicology in South Africa; INTRODUCTION; TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES ON POTENTIAL RISKS TO BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; IMMUNOTOXICITY
  • EFFORTS ON HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE EXTENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH AFRICANANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY/COMPANIES; HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES; CONCLUSION; FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER THREE
  • Envisioning and engaging the societal implications of nanotechnology. Is it too early for Africa to do nanoethics?; INTRODUCTION; THE GLOBAL NANOETHICS DEBATE: DEFINING THE ESSENCE AND SCOPE OF NANOETHICS; ARE THERE NEW ETHICAL ISSUES WITH NANOTECHNOLOGY?; BEYOND ETHICS: THE PEDAGOGY AND THE METHOD OF NANOETHICS
  • NANOETHICS, NANO-DIVIDE, NANO-APARTHEID AND AFRICANANOETHICS AND SOUTH AFRICA'S 'UNFINISHED BUSINESS'; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER FOUR
  • Diseases of poverty. Nanomedicine research in South Africa; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHODS; RESULTS; INTERVIEW RESULTS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER FIVE
  • Building a bio-economy in South Africa. Lessons from biotechnology innovation networks in Taiwan; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; DATA AND METHODS; ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY; INTERVIEWS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER SIX
  • What can South Africa learn from high technology patents in India. An analysis of biotechnology patents through USPTOINTRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY BUILDING; MEASURE OF TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY THROUGH PATENTS ANALYSIS; INDIAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS' BIOTECHNOLOGY POLICIES; EVOLUTION OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN INDIA; SOUTH AFRICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY; SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY POLICIES; OBJECTIVES; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; APPENDIX I: OECD-RECOMMENDED IPC CODES RELATED TO BIOTECHNOLOGY

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