ASU CSPO – Expert & Citizen Assessment of Science & Technology

What Can UK Stem Cell Dialogues Tell us About Engaging the Public on Human Genome Editing?

Human genome editing has received wide attention by bringing new hopes for curing rare diseases and disorders, but also raising deep social and ethical concerns. In 2020, Emmanuelle Charpentier and…

Science policy: For the public, by the public

10 Feb 202114 Feb 2021

ASU NEWS, February 10, 2021 Along with hard facts and data, science and technology policymakers must also grapple with matters of public value, like concerns about who benefits from science…

DAY ONE Project Policy Memo Proposes Creation of a Participatory Technology Assessment unit in US Government

Washington DC, December 2020: A new Day One Project policy proposal call for the next admin to establish a special unit within the Science and Technology Policy Institute to provide…

Online Focus Groups on Healthcare Innovations

Join in and share your views about the healthcare system and advances in research. You will meet fellow citizens, learn about current innovations, and engage in respectful facilitated discussions. No…

U.S. Dialogues on the Future of the Internet

8 Oct 20208 Oct 2020

Add your voice to a global citizen discussion with people from over 75 countries. Your input will be used to feed into global negotiations about how the Internet should be…

Who should have a say on editing DNA?

ASU Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes joins global efforts to bring public values for anticipatory governance of gene editing technologies WASHINGTON, DC, September 17, 2020: Designer babies, mutant mosquitoes…

ECAST-ASTC Launches New Fellowship Program on Public Interest Technology

10 Jan 202016 Jan 2020

Arizona State University (ASU), Museum of Science, Boston, and SciStarter led Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology (ECAST) Network and the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), with support from…

Training the Next Generation of Public Interest Technology Professionals

11 Oct 201911 Oct 2019

The Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes is launching an exciting new program that uses technology in support of public interest organizations and the people they serve. A new partnership…

Grant to fund research on future of human genome editing

19 Sep 20198 Oct 2019

Over the last two decades, approaches to genome editing have evolved and become more widely studied and implemented. Most recently, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made the technology more accessible, precise…

Our Driverless Futures: Community Forums on Automated Mobility

14 Apr 201914 Apr 2019

As they move from test tracks to city streets, autonomous vehicles promise to revolutionize mobility and transform communities in ways large and small. Will citizens help drive this transformation? OUR…