About EPTA
The EPTA partners advise parliaments on the possible social, economic and environmental impact of new sciences and technologies.
The common aim is to provide impartial and high quality accounts and reports of developments in issues such as for example bioethics and biotechnology, public health, environment and energy, ICTs, and R&D policy.
Such work is seen as an aid to the democratic control of scientific and technological innovations, and was pioneered in the 1970s by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) of the US Congress.
EPTA aims to advance the establishment of technology assessment as an integral part of policy consulting in parliamentary decision-making processes in Europe, and to strengthen the links between TA units in Europe.
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Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
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Observation technologies in the field of civil security – opportunities and challenges (TAB)
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Algorithms in digital media and their influence on opinion formation (TAB)
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Artificial intelligence and distributed ledger and blockchain technologies in public administration (TAB)
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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)
