Emerging Technologies

LO2: Understand the impact of
emerging technologies on society
Perform an analysis of your selected emerging technology
and its social implications. You can use any model/tool
to guide your analysis such as SWOT analysis, etc.
SELECT ED E M E R GIN G TE CHNOLO GY : “NANOTECHNOLOGY”
The understanding and control of matter at dimensions
betw een approximately 1 and 100 nanometers, w here
unique phenomenon enable nov el applications.
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MOD EL F O R G UIDANCE : “SWOT A NA LYSIS” ( A lt er nativ el y S W O T M atri x)
the purposes of this anal ysis , SWOT method has been adapted.
This anal ysis prov ides identification for the internal and external
factors, fav ourable or unfav ourable, to achiev e the objectiv es.
SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats .
The next step is hav ing a Nano-Sustainability Check . It prov ides an
integrated approach rel ativ e to sust ainability aspects of
nanotechnological applications. The approach chosen al l ows the
Nano-Sustainabil ity check to serv e as a strategic radar system for
the opportunities and threats, in order to be abl e to anticipate
beneficial effects for the env ironment and to identify new markets
on one side, and to striv e to av oid bad inv estments and dangers
to society on the other side.
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