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Nature 456, 871-872 (18 December 2008) | doi:10.1038/456871a; Published online 17 December 2008
Open Innovation Challenges
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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Three rules for technological fixes
Daniel Sarewitz1 & Richard Nelson2
- Daniel Sarewitz is co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, and Professor of Science and Society, at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA.
Email: daniel.sarewitz@asu.edu - Richard Nelson is George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs Emeritus at Columbia University, New York 10027, USA, and visiting professor at the University of Manchester Business School.
Email: rrn2@columbia.edu
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Abstract
Not all problems will yield to technology. Deciding which will and which won't should be central to setting innovation policy, say Daniel Sarewitz and Richard Nelson.
For some social problems, scientific research and technological innovation deliver significant progress, whereas for others, such activities lead to little if any improvement. Remarkable advances have been made in disease reduction through vaccination efforts, for example.
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