Recent scholarship in technology and society studies has given attention to the notion of
technological citizenship. This article seeks to further integrate perspectives on this topic
with theoretical contributions about the development of moral autonomy. The author
challenges the presumption that the strategy of expanding opportunities for participation in technological decision making will in itself develop people's autonomy and
citizenship. He argues that concurrent efforts must be made to democratize the political-economic structures of key technologies and to help people prepare morally for
citizenship roles in governing these technologies. On this basis, a series of initiatives are
suggested.
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