Japan and Mexico joined EPTA
The EPTA Council welcomed two new associate members: Japan and Mexico.
The national library of Japan which is at the same time the library of the Japanese Parliament, the National Diet Library (NDL), has a "Research and Legislative Reference Bureau (RLRB)". This Bureau assists members of parliament by providing reliable information and analysis, inter alia in technology-related fields. The RLRB has been accepted as a new associate EPTA member from November 2016 onwards. For more information see here.
The Office for Information of Science and Technology (INCyTU) for the Mexican Congress is a non-partisan, independent office that provides accurate and balanced information, analysis and advice -based on evidences- on issues related to science and technology. The INCyTU has been accepted as a new associate EPTA member from November 2016 onwards. For more information see here.
New Projects from EPTA members
- The potential and risks of using AI agents (DE)
- Artificial Intelligence For Cybersecurity Technology Assessment (US)
- Sustainable Urban Mobility. Policies, Implementation and Societal Impact (EU)
- On the Horizon: Three Science and Technology Trends That Could Affect Society 2026 (US)
- AI for Science (JP)
- Human resources for science and technology society (JP)
- Neurotechnology (JP)
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
- KIxBio: Risks posed by research to security and bioweapons proliferation (DE)
- The impacts of screen and AI use on children and young people (GB)
- Digital sovereignty (GB)
- Livestreamed child sexual abuse: Scale, detection and how it can be disrupted (GB)
- Impacts of social media on children and young people (GB)
- Climate scenarios and what they help us explore (GB)
- FemTech: Consumer technology to support women's health (GB)