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Governing and democratising technology for development: Bridging theory and practice

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  • Giles Mohan
  • Helen Yanacopulos

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This paper examines the challenges of new converging technologies to governance, pointing out the difficulties politics and public policy face in keeping pace with the rapid progress of such technologies and balancing benefits, risks and uncertainties. The driving question behind this paper is what can theory and practice learn from each other in governing technology for development? The relationships among technology, development and governance are explored, leading the way for further papers in this special issue to question how governance is occurring in practice, what forms of decision-making are taking place, and how the politics of development are being played out through technology. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Giles Mohan & Helen Yanacopulos, 2007. "Governing and democratising technology for development: Bridging theory and practice," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 34(4), pages 233-238, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:34:y:2007:i:4:p:233-238
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    1. Cohen, Maurie J., 2010. "Destination unknown: Pursuing sustainable mobility in the face of rival societal aspirations," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(4), pages 459-470, May.
    2. Otte, Pia Piroschka, 2014. "Developing technology: The quest for a new theoretical framework for understanding the role of technology in human development," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 11-17.

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