Technological Innovation as Social Innovation

Science, Technology, and the Rise of STS Studies in Cuba

Bibliographic Data

ID5337225
AuthorsJorge Núñez Jover (University of Havana), Jorge Rafael Núñez Jover (0000-0001-7245-5467, University of Havana), José Antonio López Cerezo (0000-0001-8848-2590, Universidad de Oviedo)
Year2008
Volume33
Issue6
Pages707-729
Publication date2008-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0162243907306707
OpenAlexW2167959816
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

This article describes and analyzes the process of institutionalizing studies on science, technology, and society (STS) in Cuba, and the social and academic circumstances in which these studies are implemented there. The authors give a brief account of how science and technology have evolved in Cuba over the last four decades. The authors argue that the promotion of science and technological innovation in Cuba has purposely taken the form of social innovation. The authors offer our view of how the changes and demands on science, technology, and education can take advantage of the approaches and proposals of STS studies. The authors consider the traditions of thought that have influenced Cuban culture and construct a specific conceptual framework through which contemporary developments in STS are assimilated. Finally, on the basis of the above analysis, the authors describe experiences of the institutionalization of STS and their underlying objectives

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Institutionalisation · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social innovation · Social science · Sociology · Biotechnology and Related Fields · Computer Science · Engineering · Higher Education and Sustainability · Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America

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