Popularization of Science

Popularization of Science

Pathology of the environment in energy science and technology sectors' prioritization Case study: Iran's oil and gas industry

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Naser Bagheri Moghaddm
NRISP
10.22034/popsci.2024.448292.1321
Abstract
Subject: Examining the issues and challenges of prioritizing science and technology is of great importance as one of the most important tools of politicians and decision makers at the national and organizational levels.
Objective: This research was compiled with the purpose of pathology of prioritizing energy science and technology in Iran's oil and gas industry and identifying the current prioritization paradigm.
Method: The research was carried out using the methodology of “Grounded Theory " and open, central and selective coding on semi-structured interviews of experts in the field of oil and gas industry.
Findings: The findings of the research included six categories: "environmental and economic problems", "production strategy", "industrial policy paradigm", "weakness of structure, communication and policies", "social, economic and technical political pressures", "weakness of statistics and information". The title of the main categories shows the problems of prioritizing science and technology based on the environment in the oil and gas industry.
Results: The results of the research indicate that " production strategy" or prioritization based on economic development has been the most important strategy of the oil and gas industry in the past years and "environmental and economic problems" as the most important consequences and signs of this strategy in the oil and gas industry. The "production strategy" is influenced by the three paradigm categories of "industrial policy paradigm" as the central phenomenon, "weakness of structure, communication and policies" as the main internal factors and "political, economic and social pressures" as the most important external interfering conditions. In the end, it is suggested that along with the change of science and technology prioritization paradigm to "new mission oriented", it is necessary for oil and gas industry managers to seek solutions to "environmental" and "economic" and "governance" challenges in adopting technologies with environmental goals.
Keywords
Prioritization
Science and technology
Climate change
The New mission oriented approach
Subjects
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