Marchant, E. Gary; Abbott, W. Kenneth; Allenby, Braden --- "Innovative Governance Models for Emerging Technologies" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013) [2013] ELECD 1276

Editor(s): Marchant, E. Gary; Abbott, W. Kenneth; Allenby, Braden

Title: Innovative Governance Models for Emerging Technologies

Topics: Innovation Policy; Technology and ICT; Environmental Law; Regulation and Governance

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 29 November 2013

Number of pages: 288

ISBN (hard cover): 9781782545637

EISBN: 9781782545644

Abstract/Description:

Emerging technologies create challenges for traditional regulatory approaches. The contributors to this book – leading scholars in law, innovation, and technology – address the need for new governance methods and models.

The unique characteristics of emerging technologies – their diverse applications, the myriad concerns raised by new technologies, the need for public engagement, and the issue of effective coordination between governance players – create the need for new governance approaches. The authors identify innovative new methods of governance, taking into account an environment where changes in technologies can out-pace the corresponding regulatory frameworks.

Scholars of technology, science and innovation will find this book to be an enlightening read, as will lawyers, policymakers and think-tanks working within the emerging technologies arena.