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Good Work. Technology Justice & Sustainable Livelihoods. Small is Beautiful. The Limits to Growth Right Livelihoods Technology with a Human Face. Practical Action’s beliefs. Sustainable Wellbeing for All Material Relational Technology Justice. Technology Justice.
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Good Work • Technology Justice & Sustainable Livelihoods
Small is Beautiful • The Limits to Growth • Right Livelihoods • Technology with a Human Face
Practical Action’s beliefs Sustainable Wellbeing for All • Material • Relational Technology Justice
Technology Justice Everyone should have the right to access the technologies they need to live the lives they value so long as that doesn’t prevent others now, or in the future, from doing the same
Technology Justice Everyone should have the right to access the technologies they need to live the lives they value so long as that doesn’t prevent others now, or in the future, from doing the same
Technology Justice Everyone should have the right to access the technologies they need to live the lives they value so long as that doesn’t prevent others now, or in the future, from doing the same
Technology Injustice Examples - ACCESS ACCESS TO EXISTING TECHNOLOGY: Being deprived of access to a technology that is available and essential to basic living.
To achieve universal access to electricity by 2030 we need to invest $890 billion in new generating capacity as follows (i): Grid electricity 47% Off Grid electricity 53% Current investment is: ? % ? % (i) Basedon UNSE4ALL Global Tracking framework report 2013
Technology Injustice Examples - ACCESS ACCESS TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES More investment in innovation to satisfy consumer demands than to solve the problems of poverty and sustainable development.
Technology innovation – spending on health research Which has the greater amount spent each year? • Research into a curefor male baldness • Research into findinga vaccine for malaria
Technology innovation – spending on health research Which has the greater amount spent each year? • Research into a curefor male baldness • Research into findinga vaccine for malaria 10 x
Technology Injustice Example: OTHER PEOPLE’S USE OF TECHNOLOGY One person’s use of technology has a negative impact on the life of another, today
Technology Injustice Example: OTHER PEOPLE’S USE OF TECHNOLOGY One generation’s use of technology has a negative impact on the lives of future generations
Technology Justice Everyone should have the right to access the technologies they need to live the lives they value so long as that doesn’t prevent others now, or in the future, from doing the same