Collingridge dilemma
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The Collingridge dilemma is a methodological quandary in which efforts to control technology development
face a double-bind problem:
The idea was coined by David Collingridge, The University of Aston, Technology Policy Unit, in his 1980 book The Social Control of Technology.. The dilemma is a basic point of reference in technology assessment
debates.
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
face a double-bind problem:
- an information problem: impacts cannot be easily predicted until the technology is extensively developed and widely used.
- a power problem: control or change is difficult when the technology has become entrenched.
The idea was coined by David Collingridge, The University of Aston, Technology Policy Unit, in his 1980 book The Social Control of Technology.. The dilemma is a basic point of reference in technology assessment
Technology assessment
Technology assessment Technology assessment Technology assessment (TA, German Tenteractive, and communicative process that aims to contribute to the formation of public and political opinion on societal aspects of science and technology.- General description :...
debates.