De- and Re-Institutionalizing Technology Assessment in Contemporary Knowledge-Based Economies ; A Side-by-Side Review of Flemish and Walloon Technology Assessment

peer reviewed ; This article illuminates the potential role of technology assessment (TA) in knowl- edge-driven science, technology and inno- vation (STI) regimes by providing a compar- ative review of Flemish and Walloon TA. It draws critical attention to the ways in which TA actors and institutes in Flanders and Wal- lonia position themselves, or are positioned, in relation to dominant innovation policies and large-scale political transformations, notably the convergence of STI around the knowledge-based economy (KBE) and the regionalization of STI policy in Belgium. The article’s findings s... Mehr ...