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The TechEthos approach to horizon scanning

In short

This report provides a critical review of horizon scan studies on future technological developments performed by research institutions, businesses, and policy organisations at transnational (EU) and international levels. This allowed TechEthos to identify common practices in horizon scanning and their advantages and disadvantages.

The project used this as its starting point to develop a TechEthos-specific ethically- and socially-driven horizon scan approach. It combines horizon scanning with insights from impact analysis, for a truly multi-dimensional approach. Applying this method allowed TechEthos to identify 35 technology families with significant socio-economic impact and further narrow these to 16 families with high socio-economic impact and ethical relevance. A set of three – Climate Engineering, Extended Digital Reality, and Neurotechnologies – will be the focus of the remainder of the project.

Author

Andrea Porcari, Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Industriale (Airi), Giuliano Buceti, Airi, Daniela Pimponi, Airi, Gustavo Gonzalez, Airi, Eva Buchinger, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Manuela Kienegger, AIT, Georg Zahradnik, AIT, Michael Bernstein, AIT.

Date of publication

28 February 2022

Status

Deliverable accepted by the European Commission

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Porcari A., Buceti G., Pimponi D., Gonzalez G., Buchinger E., Kienegger M., Zahradnik G., Bernstein MJ, (2022), Ethical and social impacts-driven horizon scanning of new and emerging technologies. Deliverable 1.3 to the European Commission. TechEthos Project Deliverable. Available at:
www.techethos.eu.

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Methodology for ethical analysis and scan results of existing ethical codes and guidelines

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The world is changing, and ethical priorities are shaping how societies engage with and produce technologies. The horizon scanning activity has identified the three technology families that are the focus of the TechEthos project. This report contributes to an ethical overview which adds further to the conceptual and practical frameworks required to understand the technologies’ high socio-economic impact. 

This report reviews three approaches to ethical analysis ATE, eTA and Future Studies, and explores the process and the result of a scan of ethical guidelines on new and emerging technologies and their socio-economic impacts. This scan will be used to ensure that the ethics framework and guidelines developed by TechEthos will be relevant and applicable for a wide range of new and emerging technologies.

Authors

Sara Cannizzaro, De Montfort University (DMU), Laurence Brooks, DMU, Kathleen Richardson, DMU

Date of publication

29 September 2021

Status

Deliverable accepted by the European Commission

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Cannizzaro, S., Brooks, L., Richardson, K., Umbrello, S., Bernstein, M., Adomaitis, L., (2021). Methodology for ethical analysis, scan results of existing ethical codes and guidelines. TechEthos Project Deliverable. Available at: www.techethos.eu.

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New and emerging technologies: A horizon scan

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This report describes in detail the 16 technology families that emerged from TechEthos’ horizon scan of technologies with significant socio-economic impact and ethical dimensions expected to be developed and deployed in the next five to ten years.

Specific technologies were grouped and clustered into broader families based on their functions, applications, ethical and societal challenges addressed. Dedicated factsheets present the functions and capabilities, industrial sectors, specific technologies and their areas of application, time to market, key ethical issues and expected socio-economic impacts for each technology family.

The impact assessment leading to the choice of these technologies and the final selection of the technology portfolio are the focus of two other TechEthos reports, the first of which can be accessed via this link.

Author

Andrea Porcari, Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Industriale (Airi), Daniela Pimponi, Airi, Gustavo Gonzalez, Airi, Giuliano Buceti, Airi, Eva Buchinger, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Manuela Kienegger, AIT, Michael Bernstein, AIT, Georg Zahradnik, AIT

Date of publication

31 July 2021

Status

Deliverable accepted by the European Commission

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Porcari, A., Pimponi, D., Gonzalez, G., Buceti, G., Buchinger, E., Kienegger, M., Bernstein, M., Zahradnik, G. (2021). Description of selected high socio-economic impact technologies. Deliverable 1.1 for the European Commission. TechEthos Project Deliverable. Available at: www.techethos.eu

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TechEthos’ visual identity and communication channels

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TechEthos aims to shine a spotlight on ethics within the sphere of technology innovation. In particular, it targets new and emerging technologies which raise complex ethical issues and are expected to have significant impacts on the economy and society within a five-to-ten-year horizon. With outputs and activities aimed at audiences from academia, industry and the general public alike, it needed a professional yet friendly look.

This report presents the process and final choices that allowed TechEthos to develop its visual identity and the communication channels chosen for the project.

Authors

Andrew Whittington-Davis, Ecsite – The European Network of Science Centres and Museums, Cristina Paca, Ecsite

Date of publication

30 June 2021

Status

Deliverable accepted by the European Commission

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Whittington-Davis, A., Paca, C. (2021). D7.1 Visual identity, project website, social media accounts, and marketing materials. TechEthos Project Deliverable. Available at: www.techethos.eu

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Scan of publicly available Research Ethics and Integrity results

In short

This report gathers input (e.g.,reports, tools, and other documents) from other EU-funded projects in the areas of Research Ethics (RE) and Research Integrity (RI) which could be relevant to the work that will be carried out by TechEthos. In the long run, this will contribute to synchronize EU projects and their outcomes as well.

Authors

Lisa Tambornino, European Network of Research Ethics Committees (EUREC Office gUG), Renate Klar, EUREC Office gUG, Patrick Taylor Smith, University of Twente

Date of publication

30 June 2021

Status

Final version approved by the European Commission

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Tambornino, L., Klar, R., Smith, P.T. (2021). Scan of publicly available results of other EU funded research ethics (RE) and research integrity (RI) projects regarding their relevance for the work in TechEthos. Deliverable 6.1 for the European Commission. TechEthos Project Deliverable. Available at: www.techethos.eu

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