Article | REF: AG107 V1

Early integration of ethical and societal questions into R&D projects

Author: Dominique VINCK

Publication date: October 10, 2016

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1. Arguments for early recognition

Engaged in R&D projects, engineers are confronted with ethical and societal questions linked to the potential effects of innovations on society and the environment. The main concern is how to make better technologies available for a better society while reducing the human cost of trial and error during their development and implementation.

1.1 Emerging ethical thinking in engineering

Ethical questioning among engineers is a long-standing but growing trend. It stems both from...

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