*Chapter ObjectivesWhy is it Challenging? New technologies are
beneficial and desirable But considerable uncertainty re health
effects Also trigger debate about opportunity cost Dilemmas must be
managed politically More legitimate if informed by analytical
insights
Basic Concepts of Technological ChangeTechnology is the
collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the
production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of
objectivesTechnological Change is a dynamic process that
encompasses an enormous array of events, influences, motivations,
individuals and institutions. It is a process in the sense that it
takes place in time as a series of linked events. - if a device,
product or process, which do not exist at some given time and is
found to exist at a later time, then technological change has taken
effect. Technological Dynamics It is the study on how technology
changes and is concerned both with the rates of change in time and
the forces that impel these changes*
