Just because we can, should we? An anthropological perspective on the initiation of technology dependence to sustain a child’s life

Projektinformationen

TechChild

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 803051

DOI

10.3030/803051

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 13 November 2018

Startdatum 1 Februar 2019

Enddatum 31 Juli 2025

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten

€ 1 464 101,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 1 464 101,00

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
Ireland

Periodic Reporting for period 4 - TechChild (Just because we can, should we? An anthropological perspective on the initiation of technology dependence to sustain a child’s life)

Berichtszeitraum: 2022-08-01 bis 2024-01-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

There are an increasing number of children with complex healthcare needs who require continuous technological support to sustain their lives and there is a scarcity of empirical data on the influences and interactions at the point of the initiation of this technology. An evidence-based theoretical construct is required to articulate and contextualise the levers and penalties of the initiation of this technology. TechChild asks just because we can, should we? and how are the influences on the initiation of technology dependence understood in contrasting health, legal, and socio-political systems? TechChild will be a step change in how we understand the coexistence of humans with an increasing availability of technological augmentations. This is urgent in a society where this debate predominantly happens in the public domain with limited opportunity for healthcare professionals to offer their perspective. TechChild will revolutionise how we conceive access to care and offers a research horizon that questions cultural relativism in a cyborg era. This project elicits the probability of factors likely to influence the initiation of technology dependence, leading to the development of a theory of technology initiation. This ground-breaking exploration will inform technology initiation across the lifespan with implications for healthcare, bioethics, education, parenting, policy making, and legal.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

WP 1: systematic concept analysis of technology dependence
systematic review of reasoning on arguments related to the initiation of technology dependence
systematic review of reasoning on arguments related to the role of bioethics at the initiation of technology dependence

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

1. To conceptualise influences on the initiation of technology dependence in PICU.
2. To explore the formal and informal processes internationally that influences the initiation of technology dependence, from the perspective of those with the authority and ultimate power to make that decision.
3. To identify the greatest influences on the initiation of technology dependence.
4. To elicit consensus and understand influences on the initiation of technology dependence in the context of the contrasting health, legal, and socio-political systems.
5. To develop a theory of technology initiation in healthcare, explaining the interactions and context of the initiation of technology dependence.

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