Science, Technology and Public Policy

Faculty

Hideaki Shiroyama

Description

This course will deal with wide range of issues faced at the interface areas between science, technology and public policy. The following topics are included: risk assessment and risk management, analysis of various policy instruments (law, information, insurance, compensation schemes, third parties and accident investigation), social decision-making and consensus building for introducing technologies, international harmonization of regulations, international cooperation for R&D and international technology transfer.

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