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
Sweden is the 2019 EPTA president
From 1st of January, the Evaluation and Research Secretariat (ERS) at the Swedish Parliament has assumed the EPTA presidency for 2019.
Read more ...EPTA report 2018 online
The 2018 EPTA report on "Towards a digital democracy. Opportunities and challenges" is now available online.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...New Projects from EPTA members
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Mobility in rural areas (ERS)
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Reconciling Science, Innovation and Precaution through the Engagement of Stakeholders (ITA)
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Moving Stems Cells to the Market: an Inquiry into the circulation and Valuation of Stem Cells (SPIRAL)
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Racing into a new space era (TAB)
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The future of electricity storage. Societal, economic, and environmentally questions of energy storage solutions (ITA)
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Participatory Approaches to a New Ethical and Legal Framework for ICT (PANELFIT) (ITA)
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Considerations for Maintaining U.S. Competitiveness in Quantum Computing, Synthetic Biology, and Other Potentially Transformational Research Areas (STAA)
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
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The Role of Finance in a Super-Aged Society（January 17, 2019 No.1032
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CAPCIT (2019) Annual EPTA Conference 2018. Towards a digital democracy: Opportunities and challenges. Bulletin No. 13, January 2019
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Cedillo Castelán, V. O. & Rentería Rodríguez, M. E. (2018) Restricción voluntaria del sueño. NOTA-INCyTU no. 026. Oficina de Información Científica y Tecnológica para el congreso de la Unión (INCyTU). Foro Científico y Tecnológico, a.c. December
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ITA [Hrsg.], (2018) Steering mobility through pricing. ITA dossier no. 41en (November 2018; Authors: Tanja Sinozic, Stefanie Peer, Mahshid Sotoudeh, Niklas Gudowsky)
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Kluge, Jakob; Oertel, Britta; Evers-Wölk, Michaela (2018), TAB-Sensor Nr. 1, 2018-09, (How do young people rate personalized online media? Results of a representative survey) Wie bewerten junge Menschen personalisierte Onlinemedien? Ergebnisse einer Repräsentativbefragung. 16pp. ISSN-Online: 2625-0470
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ITA (2018) Nano in coffee capsules. ITA dossier no. 40en (August 2018; Authors: Anna Pavlicek, Gloria Rose, André Gazsó).
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ITA (2018) Manipulation in Social Media. ITA dossier no. 38en (July 2018; Authors: David Heckenberg, Niklas Gudowsky).
