Contrasting directionalities in responsible innovation, lessons from the salmon farming industry in Chile and Norway
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: There are contrasting perceptions about the directionality of innovation with gene technology in the salmon faming industry in Chile and Norway. While in Norway there are restrictive laws and heated debates about how innovation with gene technology should be done, in Chile there is a general acceptance, at least among the actors involved in its innovation system. I find that this is because of how valuations about innovation are viewed differently, especially regarding risk perception. My analysis is based on defining key concepts about risk perceptions and identifying key actors in the gene technology innovation systems of Chile and Norway. I do so by building concept congruence networks through Socio-Technical Configurational Analysis and explore responsible innovation literature to understand how contrasting valuations about innovation are justified. The conclusions point that such different directionalities are formed due to how nonexperts are included in the innovation system of gene technology in each country, and the consequent degree of politization of risk perception in each case.
Source: Technology in Society
Author: Joaquin Zenteno Hopp
Institution: Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,660
Funder: Høgskulen på Vestlandet
OpenAlex ID: W4410384306