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Technology Justice & Sustainable Livelihoods

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The Limits to Growth

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Technology with a Human Face

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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:

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(i) Based on UNSE4ALL Global Tracking framework report 2013

A choice is being made:

VS

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.

Which has the greater amount spent each year? Research into a cure

for 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 cure

for male baldness

Research into findinga vaccine for malaria

Technology innovation – spending on health research

10 x

0306090

% of global pre-ventable deaths

each year93%

7%

0306090

% share of global health research

budget

3%

97%

Technology innovation – spending on health research

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

Excuse me I am going to need this to run my car

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

Fossil fuels Renewables0

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Global energy subsidies in 2010

($ billion)

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 & sustainable agricultural livelihoods

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