335 Anais do XXI Seminário Internacional Nanotecnologias, Sociedade e Meio Ambiente desafios jurídicos éticos e sociais para a “grande transição sustentável” (XXI SEMINANOSOMA) Regarding the areas of interaction, the Science in Society Pro- gramme questions the concept of uses of science. Alternatively, five dimensions are defined whereby Science in Society’s role and par- ticipation in the framework can be understood21. Referring to these dimensions also orients the deployment of scientific capabilities and clarifies the areas where Science in Society’s communication or inter- action should be strengthened. Accordingly, the MASIS group consid- ers that [i]t is probably better to speak of ‘dimensions’ along which the role and use of science in society can be appreciated, rather than of ‘uses’. We distinguish five main dimensions: a) the innovation dimension: ensuring economic competitiveness in the global marketplace, providing innovation and contributing to wealth, and economic growth; b) the quality of life dimension: contributing to health, education, welfare, and a viable social order; c) political dimension: contributing to relevant debates, especially concerning future developments involving science and technology, as well as giving expert advice to policy makers and the public; d) cultural dimension: respecting cultural diversities, conserving cultural heritage, developing communication skills and intercultural dialogues; e) the intellectual dimension: thinking about a ‘good society’, the future of human nature and sustainable development, contributing to the quality of life. (EC 2009: 15) In addition, the Science in Society 2012 work programme assigns a conditioning role to the engagement of society in scientific development dynamics in response to the major societal challenges facing Horizon 2020, which can only be tackled effectively if society is fully engaged in science, technology and innovation’, and it should be stressed that the dynamics of public and stakeholder engagement remains an important object for further research and experimentation. (Mejlgaard and Bloch 2012: 16) On the basis of these medium-term objectives, the Science in Society Programme set out to promote policies that would contribute to creating social and cultural environments that would then enable fruitful and exploitable research, in addition to ensuring the integration of social needs and concerns into research by means of increased public debate. 21 In this regard, the concept of “socio-technical integration” (Rodriguez et al. 2013) is par- ticularly relevant, which identifies such integration as “the explicit incorporation of activi- ties devoted to broadening the social and ethical aspects that are taken into account during core scientific and engineering research and development (R&D) activities in such a way as to shape R&D pathways in socially desirable ways.“ (Rodriguez et al. 2013: 1126)
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjEzNzYz