The relations between technology, innovation and society

Debate-se muito no mundo, hoje, o que ?? a tecnologia, o que ela faz com as pessoas, as empresas e as sociedades. O objetivo deste artigo ?? dar uma vis??o de conjunto das obras dos principais autores em torno dos quais se organiza a reflex??o te??rica contempor??nea sobre as rela????es entre tecnologia, inova????o e sociedade. Como as tecnologias mediatizam nossas rela????es com o real? Quais as rela????es existentes entre os conte??dos t??cnicos e as formas de vida social? Qualquer que seja a dist??ncia que separe os autores escolhidos, tr??s conjuntos de modelos s??o identificados, sistematizados e apresentados.It is open to discussion nowadays what technology is and how it influences people, businesses and societies. The aim of this article is to resume the thinking of main authors who led the theoretical analysis upon the relationship between technology, innovation and society. How do technologies mediate our relationship with the real world? What are the relation between technical contents and social life forms? No matter the distance between the chosen authors, tree groups of models are identified, systematized and presente