STI (Science-Technics-Industry) is a philosophical concept proposed by the Belgian philosopher Jean C. Baudet, with an objective to distinguish the rational cultural productions from the emotional or imaginary ones, which lead to ideologies and to ethical and political illusive constructions. STI is a key-concept in editology. It may be seen as an elaborate philosophical generalisation of the economical notion of science and industry. In the STI, technics is the interface between science and industry, and thus between knowledge (truth) and practice (efficiency).
One of the most interesting consequences from replacing science by STI in the epistemological research, is to recognize that the criterium of scientificity of Karl Popper (falsification) lies concretely in the technics and the technology. If we wish to consider STI as an Hegelian triad, it is necessary to invert S and T, for, in the history of mankind, the technics has preceded the science.