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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Violation of human rights by technological development

Violation of human rights by technological development

Broader

Inadaptation of technology to man
Excellent
Denial of human rights
Excellent

Narrower

Uncontrolled use of computer data
Excellent
Elimination of jobs by automation
Excellent
Downgrading of jobs due to computerization
Presentable
Computer infringement of intellectual property rights
Presentable

Aggravated by

Inadequate capacity for technology assessment
Excellent
Limited social context in developing technology
Presentable
Intellectual methods excluding popular participation in technological development
Presentable
Inappropriate transfer of technology
Presentable
Dependence on sophisticated technology for development
Presentable
Centralized decisions on local technological innovation
Yet to rate

Strategy

Strengthening science and technology to protect vulnerable groups
Presentable
Monitoring human rights violations
Yet to rate
Interrupting human development
Yet to rate
Exposing violation of human rights by technological development
Yet to rate
Developing knowledge economy
Yet to rate

Value

Violation
Yet to rate
Undeveloped
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Underdevelopment
Yet to rate
Rights
Yet to rate
Overdevelopment
Yet to rate
Inhumanity
Yet to rate
Development
Yet to rate

Reference

Weeramantry, C G: The Impact of Technology on Human Rights: global case-studies

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
Content quality
Yet to rate
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Language
English
Last update
Nov 28, 2022