Anticipatory Governance of Emerging Technologies: A Perspective on Acting Before the Evidence Arrives

Authors

  • Ioulia-M Iatropoulos Centre for Strategic Foresight, Taygetos Institute for Future Science, Gytheio, Greece Author
  • Emil-J Jelic-Mrz Centre for Strategic Foresight, Papuk Centre for Anticipatory Research, Pozega, Croatia Author
  • Georgios-K Evripidou Centre for Science Policy, Karpas Institute for Future Science, Rizokarpaso, Cyprus Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22674726

Keywords:

Anticipatory Governance of Emerging Technologies; Future science and technology; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in anticipatory governance of emerging technologies right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for anticipatory governance of emerging technologies, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers
and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific pursuit looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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