Table 2 Examples for technology as supporter of change
Technology as enabler | Vision |
|---|---|
100 % security of personal data against abuse – it will be achieved by an advanced technology | CZE3 |
The robots are not replacing the people, since they are only built to ease the work and not to take it over | HRV2 |
The city is self-sufficient because of renewable energy and technology advances | ESP6 |
Technological progress has allowed renewable energies to respond to everyone’s demand | FR2 |
Developments in technology and medical sciences have prolonged people’s lives and improved their quality of life | FIN2 |
More advanced technology which will facilitate communication and relationships between people. | BGR3 |
Technological development has evolved and contributed to finding solutions for better resource management and natural disaster prevention. | POR1 |
Technology has allowed free time for focusing on personal and collective development | POR4 |
[…]by 2050, the quality of life will have improved tremendously for senior citizens – aided by technology | ROU4 |
Technologies at the disposal of education, in order to enable a learning process which is continuous and not limited to school classes | ITA6 |
An easier access to advanced technologies, with more intuitive and functional interfaces. A technology that fosters face-to-face relationships instead of virtual ones, em-powering actual sociality | ITA6 |
Profits from patents are used to disseminate education and popularization of science and technology | SVK1 |
Digital innovations are used to support learning processes | DE5 |
[…] technological development has contributed to a significant increase of self-treatment/autonomy, and with this also social equality | NOR3 |
Technology will develop in harmony with the environment and individuals’ needs | ROM3 |
Technology does not alienate people and does not endanger their health | PL3 |
[..] regulate the role of new technologies in order to avoid damaging the quality of human relationships | ESP3 |
Technological developments are making working process easier, but not taking away jobs from the humans | HRV2 |
The development of new technologies, in accordance with the laws of nature, will lead to the improved quality of life | HRV3 |
The high-tech knowledge we have acquired, is being channelled into new solutions. By using all resources (people, technology, money), continued welfare and sustainable growth is created | NOR2 |
Our level of industrial and technological development allows us to better combine a shorter working day, time dedicated to child education and a freely chosen contribution to our community | LUX4 |
Universal material and technologies allow us to remake old things and turn them into new ones.[…] This invention frees society from the use of the surplus and creates conditions for harmonious personalities | LAT4 |
Living in a society in which technology helps people throughout all aspects of life (food, health, environment, economic activity) in order to afford the “luxury” of investing in personal development | ROM1 |
In 2050, the technological and scientific breakthroughs have led to: minimised pollution—air pollution, water pollution, domestic waste; the use of clean energy sources—growth of the share of renewable and sustainable energy; clean food and water—self-evident and available for everybody; environmentally friendly means of transport—public transport solutions, fuel; a change in the nature of work—a shorter workday, contribution to socie-ty/social dimension | EST5 |