ABSTRACT It is increasingly a concern that technological innovations may create as many problems as they solve. Together with the articles in this special issue, we outline the challenges and opportunities posed by technological changes to social development and the mechanisms through which technological innovations may deliver or prevent social development. The experience in Asia in this collection shows the attempt to use technological innovations to overcome hurdles for social development in multiple spheres, by the state, the market and the society. Despite of the anticipation for technology innovations to work wonder, the outcomes are far from being certain.

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亚洲的技术创新与社会发展

摘要技术创新可能会解决许多问题，这一点越来越引起人们的关注。连同本期特刊中的文章，我们概述了技术变革给社会发展带来的挑战和机遇，以及技术创新可能提供或阻止社会发展的机制。该系列在亚洲的经验表明，试图利用技术创新来克服国家，市场和社会在多个领域的社会发展障碍。尽管人们期望技术创新会产生奇迹，但结果远非确定。