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The Intersection of Technology and Human Rights
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The Intersection of Technology and Human Rights

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What is the primary focus of a human rights-based approach to science and technology?

  • Encouraging innovation and competition
  • Promoting economic growth and development
  • Ensuring national security and defense
  • Addressing inequalities and unjust power relations (correct)
  • According to S. Romi Mukherjee, what is the role of human rights in development?

  • To address inequalities and discriminatory practices (correct)
  • To restrict individual freedoms and choices
  • To prioritize economic growth and development
  • To protect national interests and security
  • What does a human rights-based approach to science and technology consider essential?

  • Encouraging competition and innovation
  • Prioritizing safety, health, livelihoods, and participatory decision making (correct)
  • Maximizing individual freedoms and choices
  • Minimizing government regulation and intervention
  • What is the ultimate goal of a human rights-based approach to science and technology?

    <p>To prioritize human wellbeing and dignity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do human rights function in relation to science and technology?

    <p>As a 'golden mean' to protect the weak, poor, and vulnerable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between human rights and sustainability?

    <p>Human rights are essential to sustainability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of the state in a human rights-based approach to development?

    <p>To ensure participatory decision making and prioritization of human wellbeing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core principle of a human rights-based approach to science and technology?

    <p>Addressing inequalities and discriminatory practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

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