STI Policy Making: Social Aspects and Cocequences

In this article, some aspects of the relationship between social studies and policy making in science, technology and innovation (STI) are examined. STI have been the fields of study for social science and management researchers. The juncion point of these two is policy making. science, technology and innovation Policy making (STIP) as a part of puplic policy, needs to understand the meaning of science, technology and innovation in the social, economic, political and administrative institutions of society. The use of cultural and historical information and understanding of socety in policy making is necessary because human societies are spatial and temporal. Not only the embedment of a particular policy in different societies has different conditions and consequences, but also in different times for the same society, based on historical experiences, the meaning of a particular science, technology and innovation may be different. In this way, for a society, the social aspects of STI is important, as well as the consequences of STIP. To summarize, it is necessary to study issues such as STI prioritizing, STI diffusion, relationship between STIP and democracy, and their ethical consequences for society. Prior to policy-making, these studies are needed for more intelligent policy making and then for evaluating outcomes and improving policies.