Table 5 Findings and recommendations concerning anticipatory governance of SynBio innovation
From: Challenges for the European governance of synthetic biology for human health
| Type of anticipatory governance | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| SynBio road-mapping for global health | Organize an open process of community engagement of imaginative thinking for researchers, industry, funding agencies, international health and innovation policymaking organisations, NGOs and representatives of end-users in the field of global public health. Goals would be to outline technical priorities, but also integrating them with research agendas and policy options, to ensure that such an infrastructure would be open, accessible and beneficial for all constructive interests in SynBio, thus stimulating pre-competitive cooperation in the field. |
| Real-time TA | Engage researchers and a wider circle of relevant stakeholders in an interactive process of imaginative deliberation, considering options, needs, conditions and alternatives for future applications envisaged in particular projects. |
| Scenarios supporting future imagination | Develop ‘techno-moral’ scenarios as a tool to stimulate imagination, reflection and debate in the context of real time TA, education and public engagement activities. |
| Experiments with different approaches to intellectual property | Seek to support initiatives from the research community and other parties considering alternative IP regimes and reward structures in SynBio and other fields (e.g. the Health Impact Fund). |