Public gut reactions are acknowledged as an integral component in the spread of new technology. The papers on scientific culture look at the history and evolution of science and attempt to understand the way researchers think and work. She argues for more women in science and the creation of new democratic institutions. The relevance of all this to European policy-making is considered in the final section. The general impression from the conference is that fundamental and far-reaching changes are needed.
Old models are utterly obsolete but new dynamic, systems approaches remain to be established.
These new models will need to be at once technical, scientific, economic and social. For those who want to find out more, the European Commission's research directorate has produced this 42-minute video to answer questions about the latest results and future funding priorities of EU projects. It also sets the scene for the recently launched Fifth Framework Programme.