Emerging technologies create challenges for traditional regulatory approaches. The contributors to this book - leading scholars in law, innovation, and technology - address the need for new governance methods and models. The unique characteristics of emerging technologies - their diverse applications, the myriad concerns raised by new technologies, the need for public engagement, and the issue of effective coordination between governance players - create the need for new governance approaches. The authors identify innovative new methods of governance, taking into account an environment where changes in technologies can out-pace the corresponding regulatory frameworks. Scholars of technology, science and innovation will find this book to be an enlightening read, as will lawyers, policymakers and think-tanks working within the emerging technologies arena.
Contents: 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Oversight for Emerging Technologies Kenneth W. Abbott PART I: GENERAL APPROACHES 2. The Dynamics of Emerging Technology Systems Brad Allenby 3. Emerging Technology Governance Gregory N. Mandel 4. An Integrated Framework for Governing Emerging Technologies such as Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology LeRoy Paddock and Molly Masterton 5. The Role of Adaptation in the Governance of Emerging Technologies Marc A. Saner 6. Integrating Technology Evaluation into Government Technology Policy Timothy F. Malloy 7. Governing the Governance of Emerging Technologies Gary E. Marchant and Wendell Wallach PART II: SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS 8. The Hare and the Tortoise: An Australian Perspective on Regulating New Technologies and their Products and Processes Diana M. Bowman 9. Properly Paced? Examining the Past and Present Governance of GMOs in the United States Jennifer Kuzma 10. Innovative Governance Schemes for Molecular Diagnostics Rachel A. Lindor and Gary E. Marchant 11. Network Security Agreements: Communications Technology Governance by Other Means Joshua W. Abbott 12. Robust Offshore Risk Regulation - An Assessment of US, UK and Norwegian Approaches Preben H. Lindoe, Michael Baram and John Paterson 13. Conclusion: Emerging Governance for Emergent Technologies Gary Marchant