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Jeremy Pesner: How to Make Science Research More Socially Impactful
This is a video abstract from Jeremy Pesner who authored a policy position paper (Third Place Winner) titled “Ensuring Social Impact at Every Stage of Technology Research & Development” in the Journal of Science Policy and Governance. Volume 18, Issue 03 | August 30, 2021
Read the paper here: https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG180305
Jeremy Pesner can be contacted here: jp659@georgetown.edu
Paper Abstract
“Although the United States national innovation system has produced many technologies, their benefits are not evenly distributed across the country’s population. This stands in direct contrast to the aims of government, which frequently funds science research for the purpose of social benefit. This paper first undertakes a deep reconsideration of the US national innovation system, and then reframes it as a collective impact initiative in order to coordinate every one of its contributors around this goal. It begins by tracing the origins of the longstanding tensions between science undertaken for the sakes of science inquiry versus societal benefit. It then discusses the inadequacies of practices meant to bridge science outcomes and societal needs like the broader impacts and technology transfer. It concludes by proposing a significant expansion of the stakeholders that evaluate the proposals and outcomes of federally funded research. This integrates diverse public participation into the proposal selection process, research discussions, and technology transfer to ensure that universal social impact is routinely considered.”
Additional Readings
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/saving-science
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/toward-an-ecological-model-of-research-and-development/275187
https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-responsible-innovation-and-why-should-tech-giants-take-it-seriously
https://theconversation.com/academics-can-change-the-world-if-they-stop-talking-only-to-their-peers-55713
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