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(English) Science Fiction and Economic Cycles. A Dialogue on Technological Expectations (Italiano) Fantascienza e cicli economici. Un dialogo sulle aspettative tecnologiche

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  • Daniele Archibugi
  • Bengt-Ã…ke Lundvall
  • Edward Steinmueller

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(English) Was the 2007-8 financial and economic crisis brought about by the exhaustion of the current techno-economic paradigm, and will a new paradigm will lead to eventual recovery? Lundvall and Steinmueller respond to Archibugi’s Blade Runner economics. Lundvall argues that whilst it is useful to think in terms of techno-economic paradigms to understand the uneven process of technological and social advancement, the main reason for the crisis and the main requirement for a new upswing are both socio-political rather than technological in nature. There is a link between the neoliberal deregulation regime that led to the crisis and ICTs. This regime might actually slow down the formation of a new techno-economic paradigm based around genetic engineering, artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. Steinmueller discusses what role science fiction might play in developing insights about possible futures. Might the present day equivalent for techno-economic paradigm change be more about the innovations necessary to rebuild or retrofit our existing technologies than about producing new growth sectors? Taking on board these insights, Archibugi contends that we need to understand why the economic crisis has been so long, so deep and so wide. An innovation-based recovery will need to take advantage of technological opportunities. Pro-active public intervention in science and technology will additionally be required, combined with new social imagination. (Italiano) La crisi economica e finanziaria del 2007-8 è stata determinata da un esaurimento dell’attuale paradigma tecno-economico? E un nuovo paradigma sarebbe in grado di guidare una decisiva ripresa? Lundvall e Steinmueller rispondono al saggio L’economia di Blade Runner di Archibugi. Lundvall sostiene che, per quanto sia utile pensare in termini di paradigma tecno-economici per comprendere il processo diseguale di avanzamento tecnologico e sociale, sia la principale causa della crisi, sia il requisito fondamentale per una nuova ripresa vanno ricercati nella sfera socio-politica piuttosto che in quella tecnologica. C’è una connessione tra il regime de-regolatorio che ha condotto alla crisi e all’avvento delle tecnologie dell’informazione e della comunicazione. Questo regime potrebbe rallentare la formazione di un nuovo paradigma tecno-economico fondato sull’ingegneria genetica, l’intelligenza artificiale e le nano-tecnologie. Steinmueller discute che ruolo può svolgere la fantascienza nel generare intuizioni sui futuri possibili. In che misura il contemporaneo cambiamento di paradigma tecno-economico riguarda la ricostruzione o l’adeguamento delle esistenti tecnologie, piuttosto che la produzione di nuovi settori di crescita? Rispondendo a questi suggerimenti, Archibugi obietta che dobbiamo ancora comprendere perché la crisi economica è stata così lunga, profonda ed estesa. Una ripresa fondata sull’innovazione si deve avvantaggiare di nuove opportunità tecnologiche. Interventi pro-attivi nella scienza e nella tecnologia saranno necessari, combinati con nuova immaginazione sociale.

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  • Daniele Archibugi & Bengt-Ã…ke Lundvall & Edward Steinmueller, 2016. "(English) Science Fiction and Economic Cycles. A Dialogue on Technological Expectations (Italiano) Fantascienza e cicli economici. Un dialogo sulle aspettative tecnologiche," IRPPS Working Papers 90:2016, National Research Council, Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies.
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