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<p>New technologies have marked the beginning of the Forth Industrial Revolution era. While the advantages of new technologies for our day-to-day life are undeniable, we cannot fail to notice that emerging and disruptive technologies also imply challenges and risks for individuals, societies and countries. Moreover, in the absence of regulations and norms internationally accepted and assumed, risks associated to the misuse of new technologies tend to increase, transforming the domain into a competition arena. States and international organizations perceive the pressure to address emerging technologies. The United Nations, the United States and the European Union have defined their own strategies and policies on the new technologies with the aim at capitalizing the benefits and minimizing the risks. While different in their view, UN’s, US’ and EU’ strategies and policies offer landmarks to consider in addressing new technologies.</p>
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New technologies have marked the beginning of the Forth Industrial Revolution era. While the advantages of new technologies for our day-to-day life are undeniable, we cannot fail to notice that emerging and disruptive technologies also imply challenges and risks for individuals, societies and countries. Moreover, in the absence of regulations and norms internationally accepted and assumed, risks associated to the misuse of new technologies tend to increase, transforming the domain into a competition arena. States and international organizations perceive the pressure to address emerging technologies. The United Nations, the United States and the European Union have defined their own strategies and policies on the new technologies with the aim at capitalizing the benefits and minimizing the risks. While different in their view, UN’s, US’ and EU’ strategies and policies offer landmarks to consider in addressing new technologies.

Strategies and Policies for New Technologies: The United Nations, The United States and the European Union

“Carol I” National Defence University

Land Forces Academy Review

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New technologies have marked the beginning of the Forth Industrial Revolution era. While the advantages of new technologies for our day-to-day life are...

Strategies and Policies for New Technologies: The United Nations, The United States and the European Union

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 348 - 355

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2021-0045

Keywords
new technologies, strategy, policy, the United Nations, the United States, the European Union

© 2021 Alina Alexandru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Strategies and Policies for New Technologies: The United Nations, The United States and the European Union

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 348 - 355

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2021-0045

Keywordsnew technologies, strategy, policy, the United Nations, the United States, the European Union

© 2021 Alina Alexandru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
new technologies, strategy, policy, the United Nations, the United States, the European Union