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SUMMARY:Assessing the Impact of Open IP in Emerging Technologies - Speaker
  to be confirmed
DTSTART:20180314T140000Z
DTEND:20180314T160000Z
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CONTACT:Alexandra Ting
DESCRIPTION:This session will build on the earlier sessions of the term to
  create a framework for the impacts of Open IP and discuss the theory deve
 lopment and empirical work required to enable effective assessment.\n\nThe
  guiding question of our research group will be the extent to which open t
 echnologies result in equitable sharing of knowledge and cognitive or tech
 nology justice. 'Open' IP describes a range of approaches to knowledge pro
 duction\, distribution and consumption that allow more or different actors
  to participate in producing and benefit from technologies. The global shi
 ft to knowledge-based economies and increasingly rapid pace of technologic
 al advancement means that the question of how society deals with intellect
 ual property (IP) and structures institutions and communities to manage an
 d disseminate knowledge is critically important to our future. Our choices
  will reflect and shape our societal values\, practices and culture. Advoc
 ates of open and collaborative approaches point to evidence of real social
  impact from but there is little published evidence and any effects are he
 avily context dependent. \n\n\nWe are interested in emerging technologies 
 such as synthetic biology\, artificial intelligence and electric cars\; ne
 w networked infrastructure such as distributed energy and new forms of man
 ufacturing such as 3D-printing. Examples of open technologies are found wi
 thin each of these sectors\, situated along a spectrum from fully public d
 omain to forming part of a managed commons. Our research group has a range
  of interests from biotechnologies and diagnostics\; 'green' technology an
 d sustainability transitions\; governance of risk through to knowledge and
  technology transfer for international development. We will explore togeth
 er the legal issues\, economic implications and governance of open technol
 ogies across key sectors\, asking how they are established\, what motivate
 s the IP owners and ultimately what impact this might have on societies. T
 his will enable us to push the boundaries of our current knowledge and und
 erstanding\, cross-fertilising between our respective fields and creating 
 new interdisciplinary insights and novel research ideas.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room SG2\, Alison Richard Building
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