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Inequality gaps in nanotechnology development in Latin America

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dc.contributor 0000-0002-7441-3233
dc.contributor 0000-0003-2866-3650
dc.contributor 0000-0003-2866-3650
dc.creator Foladori, Guillermo
dc.creator Invernizzi, Noela
dc.date 2017-04-28T15:42:43Z
dc.date 2017-04-28T15:42:43Z
dc.date 2013-07
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-25T17:51:15Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-25T17:51:15Z
dc.identifier info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier 2167-9045
dc.identifier 2167-9053
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11845/188
dc.identifier.uri http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/124513
dc.description Nanotechnology has been spurred by science, technology and innovation policies in most Latin American countries since the last decade. Public policies and funding have been accompanied by a common rhetoric, highlighting the potential of nanotechnology for increasing competitiveness and growth and providing the region with more efficient and innovative products. Based on an assessment of nanotechnology policies and capabilities in nine countries this article highlights three characteristics of nanotechnology in Latin America that might hinder its contribution to an equitable development within the region. The first characteristic is the conspicuous trend towards an intra-regional gap in capacity building as a result of the unequal historical development of science and technology among these countries and the large differences in equipment and financial resources devoted to nanotechnology. The second characteristic is the strength of “international signals” vis-à-vis the national needs in the orientation of nanotechnology. On the one hand, nanotechnology is main and foremost oriented to achieve international competitiveness, which may lead its development to international market demands. On the other hand, nanotechnology research in Latin American countries has been configured within internationalized academic networks, which may influence local research agendas towards foreign research priorities. The third characteristic is the absence of research on potential impacts of nanotechnology on human health and the environment, as well as other societal implications, which may generate new forms of unequal distribution of benefits and risks.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.publisher MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research
dc.relation https://theartsjournal.org/index.php/site/article/view/82/81
dc.relation general public
dc.rights openAccess
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
dc.source Journal of Arts and Humanities Vol 2, No. 3
dc.subject Nanotechnology; Latin America; Science; Technology & Innovation Policy; Competitiveness; Equitable Development.
dc.subject TECNOLOGÍA Y CAMBIO SOCIAL [6]
dc.title Inequality gaps in nanotechnology development in Latin America
dc.type article
dc.coverage América Latina


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