History and Past Activities
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History and Past Activities |
ESA Conference: Ageing Societies, New Sociology
September 23-26, 2003 in Murcia, Spain
Two streams of sessions of the
Research Network 18: Sociology of Science and Technology (SSTNET)
Convenors:
Raymund Werle: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Köln, Germany (werle@mpi-fg-koeln.mpg.de)
Marja Häyrinen Alestalo: Dept. of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland (marja.alestalo@helsinki.fi)
Luísa Oliveira: DINÂMIA/ISCTE, Lisboa, Portugal (luisa.oliveira@iscte.pt)
Maarten Mentzel: 38 Johan de Wittstraat, 2334 AR Leiden, The Netherlands (m.a.mentzel@planet.nl)
First Stream: Governing Science and Technology in the Era of Globalization
Thursday Sept. 25
14.30 - 16.30 session 6 (Campus de La Merced)
Chair: Marja Häyrinen-Alestalo
6.1. Author(s): Corripio, Reyes/Pol, Lorenzo Marroig
Institution: Department of Defense (Pol, Lorenzo Marroig), Pontificia Comillas de Madrid University (Corripio, Reyes)
Professional Category:
City: Madrid
Country: Spain
E-mail: rcorripio@infjur.upco.es
REGULATIONS OF DUAL USE TECHNOLOGY IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
Dual use technology development is accepted and utilized as an alternative to the traditional development process in the Military Departments. Official concerns about the development of DU technology, technology transfers and the export of sensitive electronic equipment have produced the enactment of laws and regulations. The aim of this article is to study the legal framework of the Dual Use technology in the Era of Globalization. Some of the DU technologies are referred to the use of cryptography in the international networks and its relevance to National Defense. We will focus the article around the questions stated by this kind of software.
Sociology of Science and Technology NETwork - last update: April 2006