LESSON 8: WHEN TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITY CROSS

1. The UN Development Programme characterizes this approach as one that ‘leads to better and more sustainable outcomes by analyzing and addressing the inequalities, discriminatory practices and unjust power relations which are often at the heart of development problems.

TRUE

FALSE

2. The following are the useful documents for a human rights-based approach to science, technology and development except one;

A. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 27)

B. Declaration of Social Development (1969)

C. The Cairo Declaration (2006)

D. UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Scientific Researches- 1974 (Article 4)

3. This document affirms everyone's right to participate in and benefit from scientific advances, and be protected from scientific misuses.

4. One's human rights in the face of scientific and technological advancement are critical factors in the journey toward the good life.

TRUE

FALSE

5. The protection of well-being and the upholding of dignity of the human person must not be at the core of continued progress and development.

TRUE

FALSE

6. This is particularly urgent for developing countries. "This declaration encompasses issues such as pollution- free production, efficient resource use, biodiversity protection and brain drains.

7. It is a multidisciplinary field combining computer science and engineering. It is the study of the design, manufacture, operation, and use of robots.

8. The declaration of the member states of the organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) adopted in Cairo, Egypt on 5th of August 1990.

9. It states that social development can be attained only through peaceful coexistence, friendly relations and cooperation among states with different social, economic or political systems.

10. Mukherjee (2012) furthered that this approach identifies science as socially organized, human activity which is value-laden and shaped by organizational structures and procedures.

TRUE

FALSE

LESSON 8: WHEN TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITY CROSS

More Quizzes