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What is ISSP?

The Initiative for Science, Society, and Policy (ISSP) aims to help make science and technology integral components of societal planning and public discourse.

Effective collaboration of science and technology in societal planning is a complex process, and public discourse plays a central role. Society should maximally benefit from the scientific expertise at its universities, and scientists should reflect on their role in society and their professional responsibility to participate in civic processes. Scientists involvement outside the academy can take many forms, including interacting with businesses, the arts, the political community, and those crafting public policy. Through specific projects, the Initiative aims to catalyze progressive and sustainable social change, through constructive engagement and public discourse involving scientists and stakeholders, powerbrokers, and the general public.

An international network of scientists and other professionals collaborate at the Initiative. The Initiative is currently working on the following projects:

Living Technology is especially powerful and useful because it has the key properties of living systems. Society and its leaders should think about the implications of our future with increasingly life-like technology.
Regional Sustainability aims to enable and facilitate an insightful conversation and a visioning process of sustainable futures at a local and regional level among scientists, policy makers and stakeholder groups integrating best available science and praxis.
SAiNT intend to be a contributing force in achieving “Technological Literacy” in Denmark and hope to develop a profound and mutual understanding of the Social Aspects in New Technologies by facilitating an active dialogue among scientists, technology producers, policymakers, and the broader public.

All projects aim to build scientific and technological expertise, to promote responsible and informed discussion of social and ethical issues, to create curricular materials that support discussion of social and ethical issues, and to work with stakeholders and decision makers on specific policy recommendations. The Initiative will undertake further projects as it grows.



Home About ISSP People Living Technology Regional Sustainability SAiNT Publications ISSP Events News Downloads Contact	Mission and vision History	Document Actions What is ISSP? The Initiative for Science, Society, and Policy (ISSP) aims to help make science and technology integral components of societal planning and public discourse. Effective collaboration of science and technology in societal planning is a complex process, and public discourse plays a central role. Society should maximally benefit from the scientific expertise at its universities, and scientists should reflect on their role in society and their professional responsibility to participate in civic processes. Scientists involvement outside the academy can take many forms, including interacting with businesses, the arts, the political community, and those crafting public policy. Through specific projects, the Initiative aims to catalyze progressive and sustainable social change, through constructive engagement and public discourse involving scientists and stakeholders, powerbrokers, and the general public. An international network of scientists and other professionals collaborate at the Initiative. The Initiative is currently working on the following projects: Living Technology is especially powerful and useful because it has the key properties of living systems. Society and its leaders should think about the implications of our future with increasingly life-like technology. Regional Sustainability aims to enable and facilitate an insightful conversation and a visioning process of sustainable futures at a local and regional level among scientists, policy makers and stakeholder groups integrating best available science and praxis. SAiNT intend to be a contributing force in achieving “Technological Literacy” in Denmark and hope to develop a profound and mutual understanding of the Social Aspects in New Technologies by facilitating an active dialogue among scientists, technology producers, policymakers, and the broader public. All projects aim to build scientific and technological expertise, to promote responsible and informed discussion of social and ethical issues, to create curricular materials that support discussion of social and ethical issues, and to work with stakeholders and decision makers on specific policy recommendations. The Initiative will undertake further projects as it grows.