Nettsider med emneord «social sustainability»

V-dem project reports on the state of democracy world-wide. The 2023 report paints a grim picture of democracy, revealing a significant decline in democracy levels. Currently, 72% of the global population resides in autocracies with closed autocracies outnumbering liberal democracies for the first time in over two decades. Technology design might mitigate this trend.

The intersection of democratic technology development and democracy is an interesting one, where participatory design should regain its political edge.

The Technology and Sustainable Futures (TSF) research group aims to contribute to the transition to a just and sustainable future through active exploration of technology’s role in transition pathways. We ask: What are technologies that repair, restore, and regenerate beings, communities, and environments? Can we imagine a future in which all species, human and non-human, thrive together? How can the systematic approach to futures studies help develop and deploy technologies in ways that promote sustainable development? We focus on digital artefacts and digitalisation processes, and the practices that they shape.