Innovation, Dual Use, and Security: Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies
Item Details
Title
Innovation, Dual Use, and Security: Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies
Topics
Aimed to develop a tool to assess the risk that individual emerging technologies might be misused for hostile purposes and to develop tailored governance strategies.
Date
2012
Conclusions
Calculation of risk was based on the technology�s accessibility, ease of misuse, the magnitude of harm, and imminence of misuse. However, decisions on how to manage that risk were driven by assessment of the �governability� of the technology, that is, the extent to which the technology is susceptible to various types of governance measures that would mitigate the risk of misuse. Governability was determined based on whether the technology was more tangible or information-based, qualities of maturity and convergence with other technologies, the rate of advance, and the level of international diffusion.
Source
Tucker, J.B. Innovation, Dual Use, and Security: Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies. The MIT Press. 2012. ISBN: 9780262516969. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262516969/innovation-dual-use-and-security/. Accessed March, 2024.
Citation
“Innovation, Dual Use, and Security: Managing the Risks of Emerging Biological and Chemical Technologies,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed October 16, 2024, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/564.