V Technology and Politics
Technology is highly political. Governments, the military, all have high hopes and expectations related to technological innovations. However, technology is also taking center stage in order to secure safety and prosperity for society. Therefore the political and economic dimensions of technology are studied in this part within specific contexts – “European Politics, Economy and Technology”; “Asian Politics, Economy and Technology”; “US Politics, Economy and Technology” – where differences in policy-making, in addition to differences in economic and cultural emphasis on technology, stand out with clarity. This is a tangled web that pulls in issues related to all the previous parts of the Companion and also extends to the next part.
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