Technology assessment actually has a rather broad meaning: “A systematic planning and forecasting process that delineates options and costs, encompassing economics as well as environmental and social considerations that are both external and internal to the program and/or product in question, with special focus on technology related ‘bad’ as well as ‘good’ effects.”38 With this definition in mind, look at Figure 10 - 9, which illustrates the elements of the elements of technology assessment.