Abstract
O artigo tem por objetivo sistematizar aspectos conceituais dos termos tecnologia e inovação tecnológica, destacando implicações para o setor saúde. O texto foi construído com suporte em autores selecionados, do campo da filosofia e da sociologia, buscando contribuir para uma visão crítica da tecnociência, incluindo suas beneficências e maleficências. O texto trata do desenvolvimento de uma cultura que vê nas tecnologias e inovações tecnológicas a única fonte de satisfação, e destaca a influência e implicações da inovação tecnológica no setor saúde, no qual se sobressaem as tecnologias do tipo material. Ressalta, ainda, a necessidade de uma análise crítica do fenômeno, utilizando critérios éticos para evitar/minimizar suas maleficências. Conclui que o uso das tecnologias deveria priorizar a solução dos graves problemas estruturais e globais da humanidade, contribuindo para melhorias no setor saúde e para a construção de uma sociedade mais digna, justa, solidária e sustentável.
Highlights
Technology and technological innovation are current themes in the media and in the agendas of governments, companies, funding and research agencies, and several social organizations, with a strong influence in the health sector
There is a widespread idea that this is an era of unprecedented technological development, current society is deemed as the society of knowledge and technology
In the 20th century, two world wars triggered a race towards developing destruction technologies, but, ambivalently, they have served to improve people’s lives. This technological race has caused the degradation of nature and new inequalities, including the notion of three worlds – developed, developing and underdeveloped countries
Summary
Technology and technological innovation are current themes in the media and in the agendas of governments, companies, funding and research agencies, and several social organizations, with a strong influence in the health sector. In the 20th century, two world wars triggered a race towards developing destruction technologies, but, ambivalently, they have served to improve people’s lives This technological race has caused the degradation of nature and new inequalities, including the notion of three worlds – developed, developing and underdeveloped countries. The paradigm of sustainability was formulated, which has been increasingly gaining a central role, and become the reference in the 21st century, proposing to transcend the empire of economics, balancing the economic dimension with social justice, security and environmental recovery This context mobilized the United Nations (UN), in 2000, to formulate eight millennium development goals to be achieved by 2015. They include: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; reducing child mortality rates; combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability; and promoting gender equality and empowering women. The author selection is intentional, and the analysis involves a thorough reading and critique of the articles, highlighting conceptual elements and elaborating a reflexive text, conducted by the interpretation of the authors
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