Objective The aim of the EST-Frame project is to contribute to socially robust and ethically sound research and technology development by providing further methodological development of appropriate tools for social impact assessment and technology evaluation. The project will appraise current assessment methods for evaluating emerging science and technology with the objectives of mapping their strengths and weaknesses and determining their appropriate application domains. It will examine the current policy context for emerging science and technology (EST) policy advice and will identify future trends and needs that should be considered. The project will, in close dialogue with end users, also identify to what extent – and in what contexts –a framework of a more integrated nature can be applied, and it will examine the appropriate position that such an integrated framework can operate in, within a context characterised by internationalisation, market politics, and new forms of public-private partnerships in technology governance. Finally, this work will result in the design of a flexible, integrated framework that is intended to facilitate holistic societal dialogue and reflection and policy advice on emerging science and technologies. This integrated framework can be applied by policy forming actors (economic councils; ethical councils; technology appraisal institutes, government technology assessment boards, etc.) who are involved in the process of conducting analyses and coordinating policy deliberations on the broad range of science and technological developments. The project will use four examples of emerging science and technologies – (1) nanotechnology in food production, (2) synthetic biology, (3) biofuels and (4) security in emerging ICTs – to determine how current frameworks are applied to assess social impacts and then evaluate these assessments in light of the integrated framework. An added value of the project is policy relevant advice on the four cases. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancenatural sciencesbiological sciencessynthetic biologyengineering and technologynanotechnologyengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Programme(s) FP7-SIS - Specific Programme "Capacities": Science in society Topic(s) SiS.2011.1.1.1-4 - Integrated assessment methods for measuring societal impacts of emerging scientific and technological developments Call for proposal FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2011-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator OSLOMET - STORBYUNIVERSITETET Address Pilestredet 46 0167 Oslo Norway See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ellen-Marie Forsberg (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TEKNOLOGIRADET-THE DANISH BOARD OF TECHNOLOGY Participation ended Denmark EU contribution € 52 376,00 Address Toldbodgade 12 1253 Kobenhavn k See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jørgen Fredborg Nielsen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data HOGSKOLEN I OSLO Participation ended Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pilestredet 0130 Oslo See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ellen-Marie Forsberg (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution € 244 125,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Erik De Bakker (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom EU contribution € 199 684,00 Address University park NG7 2RD Nottingham See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Cartledge (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FONDEN TEKNOLOGIRÅDET Denmark EU contribution € 233 297,00 Address Sorogade 6 3 2100 Kobenhavn o See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jørgen Fredborg Nielsen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 233 542,00 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maximilian Steiert (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
