Directors' meeting in Austria
From 25-27 April the EPTA directors gather in Austria for their annual meeting.
The directors from all EPTA members will travel together from Vienna to Dürnstein, Melk, Linz, Altmünster, and Hallstatt. They will have several working sessions, interrupted by a few visits (e.g. the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, see picture, VOESTalpine Stahlwelt, etc.). The main topics of the meetings will be the relationship between responsible research and innovation (RRI) and technology assessment (TA), the widening of EPTA with several applications for associate membership pending, and the preparation of this year's annual conference on 20-21 October in the Austrian Parliament in Vienna. The topic of this conference will be "The future of labour in the digital era. Ubiquitous Computing, Virtual Platforms, and Real-time Production". The members have already started to compile a comparative report on this topic for presentation in autumn.
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)
- Does convenience serve people? (NL)
- Interoperability and digital autonomy (NL)
- AI use in the cultural and media industries: social, economic and legal aspects (DE)
- Piloting European Green Air Mobility and Services for Urban Societal Readiness (PT)
- Artificial Intelligence For Cybersecurity Technology Assessment (US)
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
- KIxBio: Risks posed by research to security and bioweapons proliferation (DE)
- How could quantum computers undermine digital security? (GB)
- Cybersecurity in the research process (DE)
- Supply chains for low carbon electricity infrastructure (GB)
- CO₂ transportation infrastructure and markets (EU)
- 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)