Convergence of Knowledge, Technology and Society Beyond Convergence
Convergence of knowledge and technology for the benefit of society (CKTS) is the core opportunity for progress in the 21st century, based on five principles: (1) the interdependence of all components of nature and society, (2) enhancement of creativity an
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Mihail C. Roco · William S. Bainbridge Bruce Tonn · George Whitesides Editors
Convergence of Knowledge, Technology and Society Beyond Convergence of Nano-Bio-Info-Cognitive Technologies
Convergence of Knowledge, Technology and Society
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Mihail C. Roco • William S. Bainbridge Bruce Tonn • George Whitesides Editors
Convergence of Knowledge, Technology and Society Beyond Convergence of Nano-Bio-Info- Cognitive Technologies
Editors Mihail C. Roco National Science Foundation Arlington, VA, USA Bruce Tonn Department of Political Science University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN, USA
William S. Bainbridge National Science Foundation Arlington, VA, USA George Whitesides Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University Cambridge, MA, USA
Citation: M.C. Roco, W.S. Bainbridge, B. Tonn, and G. Whitesides, eds. 2013. Converging knowledge, technology, and society: Beyond convergence of nano-bio-info-cognitive technologies. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London: Springer. The convergence interviews are available on the website http://www.wilsoncenter.org/convergence. Cover page: Using the image of a conductor, the CTKS logo on the cover page suggests coordination through societal governance of the essential knowledge and technology platforms (foundational tools, human-scale, and Earth-scale platforms) to realize a vision of their convergence to benefit society. The U.S. Federal agencies sponsoring the study are: the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Copyright 2013 by WTEC. The U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive and nontransferable license to exercise all exclusive rights provided by copyright. This document is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under a cooperative agreement fro
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