Future Societies:
Principles of Order for the 21st Century

Research Group on the Global Future

Discussion Paper for the Aventis Triangle Forum
Schloß Höchst, September 8-10, Frankfurt, Germany

Table of Contents

I. Globalisation, Technological Innovation, and Social Change: Molding the 21st Century

II. Compensation - The Dialectic of an Interregnum

• Globalisation leads to sharpening of cultural zones
• The decline of traditional belief systems provokes a search for new orientations
• The erosion of nation-states' problem solving abilities leads to the development of transnationally operating non-governmental actors

III. Digitalisation and Biotechnology: Chances and Challenges for Future Societies

• Digitalisation
• The Development Differential of the Digital Revolution
• Digital Employment and Society
• Motor of a New Economy
• Ecological Prospects
• Potential in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
• Socio-political and Medical Justice
• Ethics of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

IV. New Responsibility: Organising Sustainability


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