#precautionary principle

The Innovation Principle

Recently twelve of Europe’s largest corporations submitted a letter to the European Commission , urging them to adopt an “Innovation Principle” to be taken into full consideration during policy and legislative processes. The Innovation Principle is described as being simple, ‘whenever precautionary legislation is under consideration, the impact upon innovation should also be taken into ... The Innovation Principle

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Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch.

Lecture by Michael Bruch at the Bocconi University. (Here the videos and other materials) Nanotechnology is an applied science developing rapidly and having an enormous potential for the creation of industrial and consumer items which are really innovative. A significant growth is forecasted for all industry segments adopting these technologies, on the other hand already ... Risk and Responsibility in Innovation. Lecture by Michael Bruch.

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Second thoughts on responsibility

After closing down the call for comments “which responsibility” I have received comments and proposals to contribute further to our call, to reflect on the concept of responsibility in the complex context of our cotemporary society. I publish here with pleasure this piece by Mariachiara Tallacchini, hoping that it will invite more comments and contributions ... Second thoughts on responsibility