Context Matters: Promises and Concerns Regarding Nanotechnologies for Water and Food Applications

Kulve, Haico te; Konrad, Kornelia; Palavicino, Carla Alvial; Walhout, Bart

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“…Working with varied disciplinary profiles, (Weisenfeld and Ott 2011 ) confirmed that DC exerts an influence on the perception of technological risk. The study took four areas of application into account (renewable energies, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and information and communication technologies) and showed that the type of application studied influenced risk perception, a finding confirmed regarding NT applications for water and food by others (te Kulve et al 2013 ). Patra et al ( 2010 ) confirmed that the majority of NT practitioners questioned perceive ethical impacts to be related to the development of their technologies.…”

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“…On the other hand, while composition may have no effect on acceptance or acceptability, context of use does need to be taken into account. Several studies have shown the influence of the nature of a technology and the context on impact perception and acceptance (Gupta et al 2013 ; te Kulve et al 2013 ; Weisenfeld and Ott 2011 ). But so far, no one has highlighted the influence of context of use on acceptance and acceptability in relation to a NM treatment.…”

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Effects of disciplinary cultures of researchers and research trainees on the acceptability of nanocarriers for drug delivery in different contexts of use: a mixed-methods study

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The acceptability of nanomedical applications, which have the potential to generate ethical and societal impacts, is a significant factor in the deployment of nanomedicine. A lack of fit between nanomedical applications and society’s values may result from a partial consideration of such impacts. New approaches for technological evaluation focused on impact perception, acceptance, and acceptability are needed to go beyond traditional technology assessment approaches used with nanotechnology, which focus mainly on toxicological and safety criteria. Using a new evaluative approach based on perceived impacts of nanotechnology, the objective of this study was to assess perceptions among researchers and research trainees familiar with emergent technologies and from different disciplinary background the scope of acceptability judgments made towards the use of nanocarriers. This mixed-methods study was based on scenarios presenting two types of drug-delivery nanocarriers (carbon, synthetic DNA) in two contexts of use (lung cancer treatment, seasonal flu treatment). Researchers and research trainees in the natural sciences and engineering, and the social sciences and the humanities were invited by email to take part in this project. An online questionnaire followed by semi-directed interviews allowed characterization of disciplinary divergences regarding to impact perception, acceptance, and acceptability of the scenarios. The results suggest that impact perception is influenced by disciplinary culture. Also, trends can be seen between respondents’ profiles and variables of acceptance and acceptability, and certain components of the acceptability judgement are specific to each disciplinary culture. The acknowledgment and consideration of these disciplinary divergences could allow, among others, for opening up interdisciplinary dialogue on matters related to the acceptability of nanomedical applications and their developments.

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Effects of disciplinary cultures of researchers and research trainees on the acceptability of nanocarriers for drug delivery in different contexts of use: a mixed-methods study

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“…The TA program (Bos et al ; Te Kulve et al ; Gupta et al ; van Giesen et al ; Alvial Palavicino ) studied the dynamics of nanotechnology developments and their embedding and impacts in society, including ethics, social equity and protection of norms, and public perception and engagement. This program also focused on governance questions for regulatory, ethical, and moral embedding of nanotechnologies.…”

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Risk analysis and technology assessment in support of technology development: Putting responsible innovation in practice in a case study for nanotechnology

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Governments invest in "key enabling technologies," such as nanotechnology, to solve societal challenges and boost the economy. At the same time, governmental agencies demand risk reduction to prohibit any often unknown adverse effects, and industrial parties demand smart approaches to reduce uncertainties. Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is therefore a central theme in policy making. Risk analysis and technology assessment, together referred to as "RATA," can provide a basis to assess human, environmental, and societal risks of new technological developments during the various stages of technological development. This assessment can help both governmental authorities and innovative industry to move forward in a sustainable manner. Here we describe the developed procedures and products and our experiences to bring RATA in practice within a large Dutch nanotechnology consortium. This is an example of how to put responsible innovation in practice as an integrated part of a research program, how to increase awareness of RATA, and how to help technology developers perform and use RATA. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2018;14:9-16. C

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“…Saying that expectations are performative means that they take part in a process in which statements and the worlds they depict are co-produced. In this process, expectations serve different purposes, from legitimation to coordination, from guidance to sense-making (Borup et al 2006;te Kulve et al 2013;Swanson & Ramiller 1997;Konrad et al 2017). The production of expectations is enabled and embedded in specific socio-material practices, which have been called "anticipatory practices" (Anderson 2010;Alvial-Palavicino 2016).…”

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How technology consultants assess the graphene and 3D printing hype

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2018

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The hype-cycle is a phenomenon that is recurrently observed and spoken about in the context of emerging technologies. It is characterized by a wave of over-enthusiasm followed by a phase of disappointment, when promises are not met, and a later stage characterized by stabilization and maturity of the technology. A specific type of intermediary actor that has grown in relevance in recent years, known as technology consultants, plays an important role in assessing, deploying and making the "hype" visible within an innovation community. In this paper I study how technology consultants assess "the hype" for the case of two emerging technologies: graphene and 3D printing. We describe three different forms in which the hype is assessed: via technical expertise, as a social dynamic, and through social interaction. Each of these forms is a different way of arranging technologies, expectations, and actors, attributing different forms of agency to the innovation process. These three forms of "the hype" coexist as part of the activities of technology consultants and are used in different contexts. They allow consultants to maneuver and find a niche for their services in different contexts, while at the same time contributing to the co-production of an emergent field.

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Context Matters: Promises and Concerns Regarding Nanotechnologies for Water and Food Applications

Cited by 29 publications

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Effects of disciplinary cultures of researchers and research trainees on the acceptability of nanocarriers for drug delivery in different contexts of use: a mixed-methods study

Effects of disciplinary cultures of researchers and research trainees on the acceptability of nanocarriers for drug delivery in different contexts of use: a mixed-methods study

Risk analysis and technology assessment in support of technology development: Putting responsible innovation in practice in a case study for nanotechnology

How technology consultants assess the graphene and 3D printing hype

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