Part 1: New Developments in Science and Technology Policy: Responding to National and Societal Needs
Chapter 3: Future Science and Technology Policy in Japan
Section 3: Striving for Harmony Between Science and Technology and People and Society
1. Predicting Socioeconomic Change
Efforts must be made to predict the socioeconomic changes
that will be brought about by science and technology, including their effects
on people and society.
Predicting such changes entails a detailed investigation of
the effects of technology on people and society, requiring the collected abilities
of experts in the cultural, social and natural sciences.
Efforts must be made to predict the socioeconomic changes
that will be brought about by science and technology, including their effects
on people and society.