Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 ETC group The New Technological Wave-a discussion/event in Cancun ETC Group, ICTA and the International Forum on Globalization cordially invites you to participate, in Cancun, in a discussion of THE NEW TECHNOLOGICAL WAVE September 11, 2003 18:00 -22:00 Casa de la Cultura de Cancun with * Jerry Mander International Forum on Globalization, USA * Pat Mooney Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration, ETC Group, Canada * Vandana Shiva Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology, India * Silvia Ribeiro Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration, ETC Group, Mexico * Andrew Kimbrell International Center for Technology Assessment, ICTA, USA * Caroline Lucas Green Member of the European Parliament, UK New and merging technologies (Biotech, Informatics, Cognitive Sciences, Nanotech) are slated to bring about the biggest industrial revolution the world has known. New materials and nanomachines will profoundly change the conditions for international trade and for our everyday lives. Proponents say this new technological wave will bring a solution to every ill from resource scarcity to disability and to global warming. Critics see a further erosion of human rights and the unleashing of novel, toxic and potentially self-replicating materials. Can we stop the wave before it crashes? (Spanish-English translation provided) September 11, 2003 18:00 -22:00 Casa de la Cultura de Cancún Ave. Yaxchilan, Super Manzana 21 between Ave. Xpuhil and Ave. Labna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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