1. Knowledge-base Society, Public debate and participatory processes: Towards a scientific citizenship? The enhancement of scientific citizenship is one of the major challenges of the construction of the “Knowledge-base Society”. Scientific citizenship implies a more active role of citizens and stakeholders in the various steps of the research and development process, in order to improve…
A new book by the PCST network, edited by Cheng Donhong, Jenni Mecalfe, Bernard Schiele (Science Press Beijng, 2006) and in collaboration with Michel Claessens, Toss Gascoigne, Shi Shunke. With a paper on the Observa’s First Italian Science in society Forum 2005 by Valeria Arzenton, Massimiano Bucchi and Federico Neresini. The production of science knowledge…
STS Italia, the Italian Society for Social Studies on Science and Technology, is a newborn non-profit association that aims to promote social studies on science and technology in Italy and Europe. STS Italia Mission is to become a scientific reference for anyone interested in science- and technology social studies, science communication, as well as social…
The latest report from the Osservatorio Scienza e Società di Observa, in collaboration with Tuttoscienzetecnologia of La Stampa, Superquark and Quark The photographs of Saddam Hussein and Tony Blair being given mouth swabs for DNA testing have emblematically demonstrated to world opinion the role now performed by modern genetics in the fight against crime. The…
A new book by the PCST network (Science Press Beijng, 2006), edited by Cheng Donhong, Jenni Mecalfe, Bernard Schiele and in collaboration with Michel Claessens, Toss Gascoigne, Shi Shunke With a paper on the Observa’s First Italian Science in society Forum 2005 by Valeria Arzenton, Massimiano Bucchi and Federico Neresini. The production of science knowledge…