Motivation Technology is the main driving force of productivity and economic growth. Historical studies attribute about half of economic growth to technological change and the other half to the combined effect of all other driving forces, such as the larger and better-qualified labor force and accumulated stock of capital. Many studies also indicate that technology could play a similar important role in the future. Adverse social and environmental impacts typically grow non-linearly with the scale of application of new technologies.
Technology is also an important element of strategies to identify and address adverse impacts.
This is the paradox of technological development that the TNT Project seeks to understand better.