Knowra Technology assessment Technology assessment Technology assessment is the systematic study of a technology’s development, uses, and likely social, economic, environmental, and ethical consequences to inform decisions.
Constructive technology assessment : An approach that integrates social analysis into technology development and design. It intervenes early enough to shape a technology rather than merely evaluate its effects.
Office of Technology Assessment : A United States congressional agency that analyzed the effects of science and technology from 1972 to 1995. Its reports established a prominent institutional model for informing lawmakers.
Health technology assessment : The systematic evaluation of the clinical, economic, organizational, and ethical effects of health technologies. It applies assessment to choices about medicines, devices, and health services.
Cost-benefit analysis : A method that compares an intervention’s monetized benefits and costs. Unlike broad assessment, it centers commensurable economic effects.
Responsible research and innovation : An approach that aligns research and innovation with societal needs, values, and ethical considerations. It carries assessment into research practice through anticipation, inclusion, and reflection.
Technology foresight : The systematic exploration of possible future technologies and their implications. It supplies scenarios and trends that assessments use to anticipate consequences.
Science and Technology Policy Act of 1972 : A United States law establishing the Office of Science and Technology Policy and setting federal science-policy responsibilities. It accompanied the institutional expansion of federal technology policy and assessment.
Environmental impact assessment : A process for predicting and evaluating the environmental effects of proposed projects before approval. It is a formal application of anticipatory assessment to project decisions.
Risk assessment : The systematic characterization of hazards, exposure, and the likelihood and severity of harm. It focuses on risk, while technology assessment examines wider consequences and choices.
Technology governance : The formal and informal arrangements through which societies steer technological development and use. Assessment is one source of knowledge and deliberation within technology governance.
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