Events Archive (December 2008)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Workshop: Persuasive Technology and Social Values
The Case of Energy Management and Vehicle Safety
Department of Technology Management, Eindhoven University of Technology, December 12, 2008, 14.00 - 17.00 hours
Social values can be in conflict with the interests or preferences of individual people. Sustainability, for example, is widely viewed as crucial for our future. At the same time it is recognized that technology alone cannot bring the necessary change to a sustainable society. Individual agents need to change their behavior as well. But how do we motivate agents such that they realize our social values, even when these values conflict with their own private interests? This is where persuasive technology comes into the picture. It aims at persuading human agents to behave in preferred ways, by giving information, providing feedback, taking over actions, etc. The success of a persuasive technology that serves the public interest depends on the integration of sound technology, effective persuasive principles and careful ethical considerations.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Closing Workshop “Norms in Knowledge” project
December 9-10, 2008, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
In the “Norms in Knowledge” project, philosophical research into the normative dimension in technological knowledge has been done. This project has been funded by NWO, the Dutch organisation for scientific research. On December 9 and 10 the philosophy department in Eindhoven will present the main outcomes of this project.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Workshop: Telecare at Home
Maandag 8 december 2008 Universiteit Twente, Enschede
Het betreft hier een kleine, besloten bijeenkomst voor onderzoekers, zorgverleners en een vertegenwoordiger van een patiënten organisatie die willen meedenken, of zelf actief betrokken zijn, bij de ontwikkeling van telemonitoring technologie voor chronische patienten.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Colloquium: Whistleblowing, loyalty and group responsibility
December the 1st, TPM Faculty, Jaffalaan 5, TU Delft, room: t.b.a.
On December the 1st Timothy Childers from the Academy of the Czech Republic will present a paper on Whistleblowing, loyalty and group responsibility
Workshop: Technology and Human Capabilities
Technological Innovation for Human Development;
A Capability Approach to Designing for the Global Poor
Philosophy Department, TU Delft, 9.30 - 17.00 hours
Although the capability approach of Nussbaum and Sen has been widely adopted in development thinking, hardly any work has been done on the interrelations between the capability approach and technology. This is remarkable because technology almost by definition aims at expanding human capabilities. What implications might the capability approach have for our thinking about technology? How can the capability approach be integrated in technological innovation and engineering design for the global poor? An explorative workshop, aimed at setting a research agenda in this important area, in interaction with stakeholders.
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