Sarah Hartley

TL;DR: A group of early career researchers and academics from Sao Paulo state and from the UK met at the University of Campinas to participate in a workshop on "Responsible Innovation and the Governance of socially controversial technologies".

TL;DR: It is shown how the cartography of the disease overlaps with that of poverty and regional inequality in Brazil to argue that addressing socio-economic aspects is essential, but normally neglected, in media communications during disease outbreaks like Zika.

TL;DR: Significant commitments are outlined that are deemed critical for responsible conduct of a field trial and to ensure that these technologies, if they are introduced, serve the public interest.

TL;DR: This work aims to provide teams involved in the development of area-wide vector control methods with guidance on how to design community and stakeholder engagement programmes as part of their development pathway, and tries to leverage commonalities that provide a basis for asserting a broadly applicable framework for engagement.

TL;DR: Five essential features to advance more socially responsible forms of governance are presented and hope to stimulate further debate and action towards improved forms of Governance, particularly as these new genomic tools and products continue to emerge.