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Nanotechnology, risk, and oversight: learning lessons from related emerging technologies
Jennifer Kuzma1, Susanna Priest
1Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA. kuzma007@umn.edu
Summary
Emerging technologies like nanotechnology can learn from past innovations. By comparing new products to existing ones or entire fields, we can better manage risks and develop effective oversight policies.
Area of Science:
- Risk Management
- Emerging Technologies
- Oversight Policy
Background:
- Novelty of emerging technologies creates uncertainty in risk management.
- Existing knowledge of risk management and oversight policy for established technologies can be leveraged.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe two approaches for applying past experiences to prospective oversight policy analysis for emerging technologies.
- To inform risk and oversight policy for nanotechnology and its products.
Main Methods:
- Cognate-product approach: Comparing specific marketed products to similar emerging technology products.
- Whole-technology approach: Relating an emerging technology field to a previously emerged technological field.
Main Results:
- Both the cognate-product and whole-technology approaches offer valuable methods for historical learning.
- Parallels drawn between biotechnology and nanotechnology, and between genetically engineered organisms and agricultural nanotechnology products, provide applicable lessons.
Conclusions:
- Historical learning through comparative analysis is crucial for developing effective risk management and oversight policies for emerging technologies.
- Lessons from biotechnology and genetically engineered organisms can inform nanotechnology policy development.
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