teknikate
Teknikate is a neologism that appears in a small body of scholarship and discourse on technology and society. It is used to describe a holistic approach to technology development and deployment that emphasizes the integration of technical methods with ethical reflection, social context, and governance.
Usage and scope: The term is not widely adopted and has no formal definition accepted across disciplines.
Origins and literature: The term appears in a handful of articles and conference papers since the early
Principles and methods: Key themes include systems thinking, lifecycle thinking, anticipatory governance, accountability frameworks, and participatory
Examples and applications: In engineering education, teknikate might be used to frame curricula that integrate ethics
Reception and critique: Because teknikate is not widely standardized, some scholars view it as overlapping with
See also: technoethics, responsible innovation, human-centered design.