TECHNOLOGY

Question 1

Technology comes from the Greek word

Answer 1

“techne” and “logos”

Question 2

_________ means a discourse on arts.

Answer 2

Technology

Question 3

Total number of internet users

Answer 3

73.91 million

Question 4

internet users as a percentage of total population

Answer 4

67.0 %

Question 5

annual change in the number of internet users

Answer 5

+ 6.1 %
+ 4.2 million

Question 6

average daily time users aged 16 to 64 spend using the internet

Answer 6

10H 56M

Question 7

percentage of users accessing the internet via mobile devices

Answer 7

96.5%

Question 8

Ethical Dilemmas

Answer 8

Gambling
Bullies
Avatars
Identity Thieves
XXX Sites
Illegal Activity
Illegal Downloads
Hackers and Warez
Predators
Drugs
Texting/Sexting

Question 9

Technology should improve your life… not become your life.

Answer 9

Billy Cox

Question 10

___________ in the face of scientific and technological advancements are critical factors in one’s journey toward eudaimonia or good life.

Answer 10

Human rights

Question 11

are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death.

Answer 11

Human rights

Question 12

______________________ must be at the core of continued scientific and technological progress and development.

Answer 12

Protecting the well-being and upholding the dignity of the human person

Question 13

a senior lecturer in Political Theory and History of Religions at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

Answer 13

S. Romi Mukherjee

Question 14

explained a Human Right-Based Approach to science, technology, and development.

Answer 14

S. Romi Mukherjee

Question 15

Mukherjee identified science as “a socially organized human activity which is ___________ and shaped by organizational structures and procedures”.

Answer 15

value-laden

Question 16

Mukherjee listed some of the most important documents that center on a human rights-based approach to science, development, and technology.

Answer 16

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 27)
UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Scientific Researchers – 1974 (Article 4)
UNESCO Declaration on the Use of Scientific Knowledge – 1999 (Article 33)

Question 17

This document affirms everyone’s right to participate in and benefit from scientific advances, and be protected from scientific misuse. The right to the benefits of science comes under the domain of ‘culture’, so it is usually examined from a cultural rights perspective.

Answer 17

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 27)

Question 18

This document affirms that all advances in scientific and technological knowledge should solely be geared towards the welfare of the global citizens, and calls upon members of the state to develop necessary protocol and policies to monitor and secure this objective. Countries are asked to show that science and technology are integrated into policies that aim to ensure a more humane and just society.

Answer 18

UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Scientific Researchers – 1974 (Article 4)

Question 19

This declaration encompasses issues such as pollution-free production, efficient resource use, biodiversity protection, and brain drains.

Answer 19

UNESCO Declaration on the Use of Scientific Knowledge – 1999 (Article 33)

Question 20

Why is Human Right-Based Approach Important?

Answer 20

A human rights-based approach to science, technology, and development sets the parameters for the appraisal of how science, technology, and development promote human well-being.

Question 21

“This approach can form the very heart of sustainable futures”

Answer 21

– Mukherjee (2012)

Question 22

Human rights should be integral to the journey toward the ultimate good.

Question 23

They should guide humans not only to flourish as individual members of society, but also to assist each other in flourishing collectively as a society.

Question 24

They may function as the __________- , particularly by protecting the weak, poor, and vulnerable from the deficiencies and excesses of science and technology.

Answer 24

‘golden’ mean

Question 25

The moral and ethical duty to protect and uphold human rights, there can be a more effective and sustainable approach to bridging the gap between poor and rich countries on both tangible (e.g., services and natural resources) and intangible (e.g., well-being and human dignity) aspects.