The currently 22 members of EPTA give advice to their parliaments on topical issues such as nanotechnology, brain research, mobility pricing or future energy systems.Their projects use various methods and draw on insights from citizen panels, stakeholders, workshops as well as the foremost experts in the relevant fields.
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Latest EPTA News
STOA assumes EPTA presidency 2018
From 1 January, the STOA panel of the European Parliament has assumed EPTA presidency for the year 2018.
Read more ...New EPTA report online
The 2017 EPTA report on Mobility pricing in Europe and beyond is now available online.
Read more ...A warm welcome to Portugal and Chile!
On the occasion of the Director's Meeting on top of Mount Pilatus in Switzerland this past November 7, two new associate members have been warmly welcomed to the EPTA Network. One is the Observatório de Avaliação de Tecnologia (OAT) in Portugal, the other is the Library of the National Congress of Chile. The EPTA members are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration. The new picture of the steadily growing EPTA-family, which also includes the new director of TA-SWISS, Elisabeth Ehrensperger (middle, grey scarf), looks like this:
EPTA Conference 2017: Shaping the Future of Mobility
EPTA Council Meeting, November 7, Pilatus Mountain, Lucerne, Switzerland
EPTA Conference, November 8, Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne, Switzerland
This year's EPTA Conference will address different developments in future mobility from multiple perspectives. The conference aims to foster debate on shaping future mobility, encouraging parliamentarians, experts and stakeholders to discuss possible solutions as well as desirable and adverse outcomes.
Program and inscription and practical information
Read more ...Impressions EPTA Directors' Meeting 2017 in Ticino, Switzerland
EPTA Directors' meeting 2017 in Switzerland
Wonderful weather, great location, interesting discussions and insightful visits to universities, theaters, churches and grottos...
New Projects from EPTA members
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2018) Quantified self. ITA dossier no. 35en (April 2018; Authors: Astrid Mager, Katja Mayer).
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2018) A sky full of delivery drones? ITA dossier no. 34en (April 2018; Authors: Michael Nentwich, Delila Horváth).
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2018) How vulnerable are critical infrastructures? ITA dossier no. 33en (March 2018; Authors: Stefan Strauß, Jaro Krieger-Lamina, Walter Peissl).
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2018) Engagement? Yes, if we are heard! ITA dossier no. 32en (March 2018; Authors: Anja Bauer, Daniela Fuchs, Alexander Bogner).
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2018) Gathering data in a playful manner. ITA dossier no. 29en (October 2017; Authors: Jaro Krieger-Lamina, Walter Peissl).
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2018) Digital tools for e-democracy. ITA dossier no. 31en (February 2018; Authors: Gloria Rose, Georg Aichholzer).
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2017) Decentralising transactions with the Blockchain. ITA dossier no. 30en (November 2017; Authors: Tanja Sinozic, Niklas Gudowsky).
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