EST-FRAME

Integrated EST Framework

 Coordinatore HOGSKOLEN I OSLO OG AKERSHUS 

 Organization address address: PILESTREDET 46
city: OSLO
postcode: 167

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Ellen-Marie
Cognome: Forsberg
Email: send email
Telefono: 4722453051

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Norway [NO]
 Totale costo 2˙087˙027 €
 EC contributo 1˙499˙273 €
 Programma FP7-SIS
Specific Programme "Capacities": Science in society
 Code Call FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2011-1
 Funding Scheme CP-FP
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-01-01   -   2014-12-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    HOGSKOLEN I OSLO OG AKERSHUS

 Organization address address: PILESTREDET 46
city: OSLO
postcode: 167

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Ellen-Marie
Cognome: Forsberg
Email: send email
Telefono: 4722453051

NO (OSLO) coordinator 536˙249.80
2    STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK

 Organization address address: Costerweg 50
city: WAGENINGEN
postcode: 6701BH

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Erik
Cognome: De Bakker
Email: send email
Telefono: +31 70 3358258
Fax: +31 70 3615624

NL (WAGENINGEN) participant 244˙125.00
3    FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V

 Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C
city: MUENCHEN
postcode: 80686

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Maximilian
Cognome: Steiert
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 89 1205 2721
Fax: +49 89 1205 77 2721

DE (MUENCHEN) participant 233˙542.00
4    FONDEN TEKNOLOGIRADET

 Organization address address: Toldbodgade 12
city: KOBENHAVN K
postcode: 1253

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jørgen Fredborg
Cognome: Nielsen
Email: send email
Telefono: +45 33320503

DK (KOBENHAVN K) participant 233˙297.00
5    THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

 Organization address address: University Park
city: NOTTINGHAM
postcode: NG7 2RD

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Paul
Cognome: Cartledge
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 115 9515627

UK (NOTTINGHAM) participant 199˙684.00
6    TEKNOLOGIRADET-THE DANISH BOARD OF TECHNOLOGY

 Organization address address: Toldbodgade 12
city: KOBENHAVN K
postcode: 1253

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jørgen Fredborg
Cognome: Nielsen
Email: send email
Telefono: +45 33320503

DK (KOBENHAVN K) participant 52˙376.00
7    HOGSKOLEN I OSLO

 Organization address address: Pilestredet 46
city: Oslo
postcode: 130

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Ellen-Marie
Cognome: Forsberg
Email: send email
Telefono: 4722453051

NO (Oslo) participant 0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (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.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Research and technology development is proceeding at a rapid pace. An integrated assessment framework is to ensure that governance is responsive to public concerns.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Policymakers and the public must often rely on expert scientific opinions regarding the risks and potential consequences of novel and complex innovations. An important pillar of EU policy is to ensure that technology governance is in line with societal needs, but individual frameworks may not adequately represent and assess important social issues.

The EU-funded http://estframe.net/ (EST-FRAME) (Integrated EST framework) project was launched to address the European Commission's call for a more integrated approach to assessment and governance of emerging science and technology (EST). Scientists developed such a policy framework through analysis of four EST case studies and discussions with more than 122 professionals, including assessment practitioners, technology advisors, policymakers, private decision makers and non-governmental organisations. The case studies cover nanotechnologies, synthetic biology, biofuels and cloud computing.

Researchers developed an analytical protocol that was used to evaluate both a broad spectrum of assessments in each case and the most important technology advisory practices across cases. The data provided unique insight into regional and EU assessment methodologies and also highlighted overlaps between technology advisory domains as well as gaps that need to be filled. Studies of the effects of contextual trends that affect technology appraisal and governance policy were completely new. EST-FRAME developed a trends analysis framework that will be useful to future projects as well.

The integrated EST framework for assessment, the http://transtepapproach.wordpress.com/ (TranSTEP approach) was finalised by the end of the project. It fills the important need for a holistic combination of partial assessments. This should facilitate the multidimensional policy support necessary for responsible, transparent and publicly acceptable EST governance. The framework is currently applied and further developed in several projects.

EST-FRAME has been widely presented at conferences, workshops and through scientific publications as well as on its website and through a flyer handed out to contacts. The comprehensive assessment framework is expected to lead to EST development in line with societal objectives.

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