The currently 23 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
The Netherlands serve as the 2021 EPTA president
From 1st of January, the Rathenau Instituut has assumed the EPTA presidency for 2021.
Read more ...Online directors' meeting
On 18 and 19 May, the EPTA directors will meet for the first time in an online format, under the chairmanship of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST).
Read more ...United Kingdom is the 2020 EPTA president
From 1st of January, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has assumed the EPTA presidency for 2020.
Read more ...Korea is a new associate EPTA member
The EPTA Council welcomed its 23rd member, the National Assembly Future Institute(NAFI) of South Korea.
New Projects from EPTA members
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Focus Climate (TA-SWISS)
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Bioelectronics (TA-SWISS)
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Intellectual Property: Additional Agency Actions Can Improve Assistance to Small Businesses and Inventors (STAA)
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Agile Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Agile Adoption and Implementation (STAA)
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Science & Tech Spotlight: Agile Software Development (STAA)
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Science & Tech Spotlight: Consumer Electronics Recycling (STAA)
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Voice, speech and face recognition (TA-SWISS)
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
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New space – new dynamics in space exploration (TAB)
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L’exposome, un défi scientifique (OPECST)
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Decifrato il codice dell'individualità: Analisi del DNA al servizio della conoscenza di sé e del lavoro di polizia (TA-SWISS)
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Cracking the code to individuality: DNA analysis in the service of selfknowledge and police investigations (TA-SWISS)
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L'individualité décodée : L'analyse de l'ADN au service de la connaissance de soi et des enquêtes policières. (TA-SWISS)
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Den Code der Individualität geknackt: DNA-Analysen im Dienst von Selbsterkenntnis und Polizeiarbeit (TA-SWISS)
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Autonomous weapon systems (TAB)
