It is good that theology continues to overcome eminently apologetic approaches, to contribute to the definition of a new humanism and to encourage mutual listening and mutual understanding between science, technology and society. The lack of a constructive dialogue between these realities, in fact, impoverishes the mutual trust which is the basis of all human coexistence and of all forms of "social friendship".
POPE FRANCIS' SPEECH - ITA - ENG
SESSIONS
CONVERGING ON THE PERSON. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE COMMON GOOD
February 20
Opening Lecture: Ethical issues of converging technologies - Roger STRAND (Norway)
Converging technologies from the Biotechnologies perspective - Katalin KARIKO' (Hungary)
Converging technologies from the Information Technology perspective - Bruno SICILIANO (Italy)
Converging technologies from the Nanotechnology perspective - Mauro FERRARI (USA)
Converging technologies from the Cognitive sciences perspective - Hervé CHNEIWEISS (France)
Anthropological Implications
Philosophical approach - Mauro CERUTI (Italy)
Theological reflections - Gregory MATHEW (India)
Legal aspects and Governance - Judit SANDOR (Hungary)
February 21
Global and Public Health
The emerging technologies in the global and public health framework - Cato Laurencin (USA)
Emerging technologies for a better healthcare. The Rwandan experience - Noella Bigirimana (Rwanda)
Global Health Ethics - Andreas REIS (Switzerland)
Global and Public Health and resources allocation - Carlos Ocke-Reis (Brazil)
Challenges for the Future - Barbara Prainsack (Austria)
Conclusion
Archbishop Vincenzo PAGLIA - Italian - English
Msgr. Renzo PEGORARO - Italian - English
Another area calling for study is that of the new technologies described as “emergent” and “convergent.” These include information and communication technologies, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies and robotics. Relying on results obtained from physics, genetics and neuroscience, as well as on increasingly powerful computing capabilities, profound interventions on living organisms are now possible.
Pope Francis, Humana Communitas, 12.