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.
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
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
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
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What if consumers could use devices to sequence DNA? (STOA)
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Regulatory Impact Assessment in the law-making process (BAS)
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Biometrics: The body as universal ID? (ITA)
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Les modes de production de l'hydrogène (OPECST)
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Enjeux sanitaires et environnementaux de la viande rouge (OPECST)
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Online platforms: Economic and societal effects (Options Brief) (STOA)
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How fair is the AMS Algorithm? (ITA)
