Technology assessment of software-intensive critical infrastructures. A research perspective
Carsten Orwat · GI-Jahrestagung · 2011
As envisaged by developers, industry actors or politicians, software sys- tems will be utilized in critical infrastructures to an unprecedented level in order to realise virtualization, optimize resource efficiency or provide new functionalities. However, this can also be sources of additional (systemic) risks due to increased complexities and tights couplings, potential failures of complex governance struc- tures, or incoherent technical and governance developments. We propose a re- search perspective of technology assessment that focuses on the interactions be- tween technological developments and governance structures.