Infrastructure: An often invisible but critical part of governance

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Abstract
This chapter examines how infrastructure plays a fundamental role in shaping science, technology, and daily practice in the evolving field of synthetic biology. It explains how well-functioning infrastructure often enables progress by operating in the background, and highlights the need for new infrastructure to support new fields like synthetic biology. Taking a sociotechnical systems approach, it explores the interdependence of physical, digital, material and human elements of infrastructure, and illustrates how infrastructure influences access, collaboration, and decision-making in scientific advancements. The chapter also discusses how power dynamics, political considerations, and ethical values become embedded in infrastructure, shaping the direction of research and innovation. Finally, the chapter emphasises the need to design infrastructure that aligns with sustainability, equity, and the long-term goals of scientific communities.
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Authors Emma Frow, Robert Smith, Lalitha Sundaram
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/hesc/9780198972174.003.0005
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https://doi.org/10.1093/hesc/9780198972174.003.0005
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