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.
On this website you get an overview what technology assessment (TA) is and how we work. Explore our project database and find current policy advice on technology issues in reports and policy briefs!
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Latest EPTA News
STOA resumes EPTA presidency 2018
From 1 January, the STOA panel of the European Parliament has resumed 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
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Consumer acceptance of climate-relevant technologies in housing (OeAW ITA)
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Algorithms in digital media and their influence on opinion formation (TAB)
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Legal Techs – algorithmische Rechtsberatung. TA-Vorstudie (TAB)
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Sustainability assessment of farming systems – challenges and perspectives. (TAB)
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Autonomous weapons systems. (TAB)
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Light pollution – extent, societal and ecological impacts as well as approaches. (TAB)
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Possible health impacts due to different frequency ranges of electromagnetic fields (HF-EMF). (TAB)
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2017) Controversial e-cigarette. ITA dossier no. 28en (September 2017; Authors: Niklas Gudowsky, Helge Torgersen).
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2017) Open Agenda-Setting for Responsible Research. ITA dossier no. 27en (August 2017; Authors: Niklas Gudowsky, Walter Peissl).
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BAS (2017) Infos 9(232), Open access to research data and scientific publications
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2017) Robots, digitalisation and jobs. ITA dossier no. 26en (April 2017; Authors: Tanja Sinozic, Michael Nentwich, Johann Čas).
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Social Bots - The potential opinion makers, (Social Bots), TAB-Fokus Nr. 16, 2017-04, 2364-2629 (ISSN Internet), http://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/en/pdf/publications/tab-fokus/TAB-Fokus-016.pdf
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2017) Long-term food security and safety. ITA dossier no. 25en (March 2017; Authors: Niklas Gudowsky, Mahshid Sotoudeh).
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BAS (2017) Infos 4(227), Obesity and overweight in Poland
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