The currently 26 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
Parliamentary Science Advice
An interactive map of mechanisms that parliaments across the world use to access and harness research evidence has been launched.
EPTA terminated membership of Russia
The EPTA Council terminated the associate membership of the Analytical Department of the Russian Council of Federation.
Read more ...EPTA grows again
The EPTA Council welcomed its 26th and 27th members, the Cellule Scientifique from Luxembourg and the OCAL from Argentina.
EPTA report 2022 online
The 2022 EPTA report on "Disruption in society – TA to the rescue?" is now available online.
Read more ...Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
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Observed at every turn - Summary of the TA-SWISS study: “Automated speech, speaker and facial recognition systems: technical, legal and societal challenges” (TA-SWISS)
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Auf Schritt und Tritt beobachtet - Kurzfassung der Studie von TA-SWISS «Automatisierte Erkennung von Stimme, Sprache und Gesicht: Technische, rechtliche und gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen» (TA-SWISS)
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Quand nos faits et gestes sont observés en permanence - Synthèse de l’étude de TA-SWISS « Reconnaissance automatisée de la voix, de la parole et du visage : défis techniques, juridiques et sociétaux » (TA-SWISS)
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Sotto stretta sorveglianza - Sintesi dello studio di TA-SWISS «Riconoscimento automatico della voce, della parola e del volto: sfide tecniche, giuridiche e sociali» (TA-SWISS)
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Cultures of responsibility for AI start-ups (ITA)
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Augmented reality in public spaces (ITA)
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New paths towards open data? (ITA)
