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"Loka" is derived from the ancient Sanskrit word, lokasamgraha, which means: unity of the world, interconnectedness of society, and the duty to perform action for the benefit of the world.
Founded in 1987, the Loka Institute is a non-profit [501[c][3]] research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and environmental repercussions of science and technology.
Loka works to make science and technology more responsive to social and environmental concerns by expanding opportunities for grassroots, public-interest group, everyday citizen, and worker involvement in vital facets of science and technology decision making. We work as a network with no paid staff.
Loka Projects
The Community Research Network [CRN] is a trans-national network of research and grassroots organizations conducting community-based research for social change. Our last conference was in 2003. We are actively involved in community-based research networks worldwide and are writing a monograph "Community-Based Research: A Progress Report" which should be available in early 2008.
Citizen Panels: In April 1997 the Loka Institute co-organized the first historic U.S. citizens` panel in collaboration with the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, the EPIIC Program [Education for Public Inquiry & International Citizenship] at Tufts University, MIT`s Technology Review magazine, and University of Massachusetts Extension. The topic of the panel was Telecommunications & the Future of Democracy. We maintain a worldwide list of "Danish Style" consensus conferences (citizen panels) on our website.
Scenario Workshop Project: The scenario workshop project was a collaboration between the Center for Industrial Competitiveness at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, and the Loka Institute.
Nanotech Commercialization: We are very active in bringing the voices of everyday citizens into research and development policies concerning nanotechnology.
We have no staff and do what people in our network want to do. Contact us at loka@loka.org if you want to do something within our area of interest.
Founded in 1987, the Loka Institute is a non-profit [501[c][3]] research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and environmental repercussions of science and technology.
Loka works to make science and technology more responsive to social and environmental concerns by expanding opportunities for grassroots, public-interest group, everyday citizen, and worker involvement in vital facets of science and technology decision making. We work as a network with no paid staff.
Loka Projects
The Community Research Network [CRN] is a trans-national network of research and grassroots organizations conducting community-based research for social change. Our last conference was in 2003. We are actively involved in community-based research networks worldwide and are writing a monograph "Community-Based Research: A Progress Report" which should be available in early 2008.
Citizen Panels: In April 1997 the Loka Institute co-organized the first historic U.S. citizens` panel in collaboration with the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, the EPIIC Program [Education for Public Inquiry & International Citizenship] at Tufts University, MIT`s Technology Review magazine, and University of Massachusetts Extension. The topic of the panel was Telecommunications & the Future of Democracy. We maintain a worldwide list of "Danish Style" consensus conferences (citizen panels) on our website.
Scenario Workshop Project: The scenario workshop project was a collaboration between the Center for Industrial Competitiveness at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, and the Loka Institute.
Nanotech Commercialization: We are very active in bringing the voices of everyday citizens into research and development policies concerning nanotechnology.
We have no staff and do what people in our network want to do. Contact us at loka@loka.org if you want to do something within our area of interest.
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