Austrian EPTA Presidency 2016
On 1 January Austria took over the EPTA presidency for the year 2016.
The Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has been an active, but only associate member for many years. Recently, the Austrian Parliament showed a renewed interest in technology assessment, sollicited two studies, and Austrian MPs took part in various international TA events, in particular in EPTA Council meetings. When the ITA finally became a full member of EPTA in 2013, EPTA partners invited ITA to take over the presidency as soon as possible. After two very successful years directed by the Norwegians and the French TA institutions, it is now Austria's turn to organise a year of networking, conferencing and contributing to parliamentary work around Europe and beyond.
NB: The logo with the Austrian flag used in this news post is not the official one, but will be used mainly for internal communication.
New Projects from EPTA members
- The potential and risks of using AI agents (DE)
- The spread of antibiotic resistance and new options for combating it (DE)
- Data management in the Austrian public sector (AT)
- Interoperability and digital autonomy (NL)
- Does convenience serve people? (NL)
- Medical Wearables in Clinical Decision-making Technology Assessment (US)
- AI use in the cultural and media industries: social, economic and legal aspects (DE)
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
- How could quantum computers undermine digital security? (GB)
- Cybersecurity in the research process (DE)
- CO₂ transportation infrastructure and markets (EU)
- Supply chains for low carbon electricity infrastructure (GB)
- How reliant is the UK on other countries for critical space-based technologies? (GB)
- Who decides how land is used? Collaboration in multifunctional land-use decisions (GB)
- Livestreamed child sexual abuse: Scale, detection and how it can be disrupted (GB)