Changes of the legislation (IMAGE) Estonian Research Council Caption The figure shows that, in industrialised countries, legislation governing technological innovation focuses mainly on mitigating the effects of technology (red line) and maintaining the status quo (blue line). Preventing problems gets less attention (green line). Credit Figure by Peeter Tinits Usage Restrictions No restrictions License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.