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Innovation
Innovation is a risk question here in two ways. Some technologies create new risks. Others could reduce existing risks but are not yet proven where they would be used.
01Contents
Innovation in six parts.
02Three mandates
The field, seen three ways.
GRA
Financial understanding
No platform yet in this field.
03The systemic question
Evidence before adoption.
A technology demonstrated in a laboratory or a pilot often fails to transfer: different data, different users, missing maintenance capacity. Readiness scales (technology readiness levels) describe the technology, not the institution that would adopt it. Assessment needs both, plus the consequences for safety, rights and the environment.
- Technology readiness and adoption readiness as separate scales.
- Anticipatory assessment of dual-use and misuse potential.
- Measurement of innovation outcomes with the OECD Oslo Manual.
04Frameworks
Measurement and responsible innovation.
| Framework or body | What it governs or supplies |
|---|---|
| OECD Frascati and Oslo Manuals | Measurement of research and of innovation |
| Technology readiness levels | Maturity of a technology from principle to demonstrated operation |
| OECD work on responsible innovation | Anticipatory governance of emerging technology |
05Couplings
Where innovation is tested.
Experiments run in Labs; builds in Foundry; the main-site overview is Innovation.
07Sources
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08Questions
Questions and answers.
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