Conferenza: Policy Agendas for Sustainable Technological Innovation

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         CALL FOR PAPERS

         Policy Agendas for Sustainable Technological Innovation
         International Conference. London, United Kingdom, 1-3 December 
2000

         Organised by the Department of Innovation Studies, University 
of East
         London, this will be the third conference of the European POSTI 
project:
         Policies for Sustainable Technological Innovation in the 21st 
Century. The
         purpose of the London conference is to debate policy design 
strategies for
         a sustainable future based on scientific research, 
technological innovation
         and new concepts of democracy. The conference will explore the 
agendas of
         various actors (governments, companies, political parties, 
industrial
         associations, non-governmental organisations, social groups, 
universities,
         the media, etc.) and their role in defining policies for 
sustainable
         technological innovation. The conference will also cover 
aspects of
         ecological systems and socioeconomic conditions which interact 
only weakly
         with traditional democratic institutions, discussing how the 
policymaking
         environment itself may need to innovate in order to accommodate 
new
         expressions of social concern, environmental degradation or 
ecological
         disruption. 

         The conference will be organised into plenary sessions, panel 
discussions,
         a keynote address and working group sessions on the following 
topics:

         Socially acceptable technological innovation: Quality of life, 
ethics and
         policy

         Economically acceptable technological innovation: The "real 
world" of
         discharging political responsibility

         Environmentally acceptable technological innovation: Urban, 
industrial,
         residential and rural habitats

         National, European and global policymaking environments: Who 
benefits, who
         pays, a
tion of policymaking processes: How can society and 
the natural
         environment best be heard?

         Future challenges for sustainable innovation

         Proposals for papers should consist of a title, an outline of 
maximum 2
         pages (ca. 800 words) including references and a 10-line CV. 
Proposals
         will be refereed by a committee led by Dr Josephine Anne Stein 
(University
         of East London), Professor Wiebe E. Bijker (University of 
Maastricht) and
         Dr Terje Grønning (University of Oslo). 

         In keeping with the overall objectives of POSTI, we encourage 
the
         submission of proposals from younger researchers (Masters 
degree graduates
         and above), as well as proposals from senior academics and 
persons working
         in private firms or in public administration. The best 
contributions to the
         four POSTI conferences will be compiled into a major book.

         The deadline for receipt of proposals is 15 September, 2000.

         For more information about the conference and the POSTI 
project, see:

         http://www.esst.uio.no/posti/

         or contact Gillian Perkins, Conference administrator, 
Department of
         Innovation Studies, University of East London, 4-6 University 
Way, London
         E16 2RD, United Kingdom.

         tel: +44 20 8223 4215 
         fax: +44 20 8223 7595
         e-mail: g.s.perkins@uel.ac.uk
         http://www.uel.ac.uk/innovation