The Anticipatory Governance of Emerging Technologies

@article{Guston2010TheAG,
  title={The Anticipatory Governance of Emerging Technologies},
  author={David H. Guston},
  journal={Applied Science and Convergence Technology},
  year={2010},
  volume={19},
  pages={432-441}
}
  • D. Guston
  • Published 30 November 2010
  • Education
  • Applied Science and Convergence Technology
The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU) is a Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). It implements an agenda of “real-time technology assessment” (RTTA) in pursuit of a strategic vision of the “anticipatory governance” of nanotechnologies. To achieve this vision, CNS-ASU unifies research programs not only across several universities but also across three critical, component activities: foresight… 
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