Technological Innovation, Ethics and Legislation as Factors for Quality of Life

摘要

The aim of this article is to show that technological innovation, ethics, and the law contribute to an improvement in the quality of life of society, considering also that the major technological changes are followed by economic, social and institutional transformations, requiring legal supports, economic motivation and appropriate political and institutional conditions to be developed. Besides dealing with the concepts of ethics and technological innovation, are also addressed the laws of innovation and industrial property, since both are directly related to the theme of the paper. Quality of life is also conceptualized according to the World Health Organization, being understood that, to achieve advantages in quality of life of society, ethics must be present in all relations. Technological innovation, that generally boosts the economic growth of the country, should be encouraged and, simultaneously, the laws that enforce the relations in society rules must be adequated and improved according to the needs of the citizens and organizations.