EPTA report 2019 online
This new report, with contributions from 17 EPTA members, provides an up-to-date international overview of policies linked to the topic of technologies in elderly care. It delves into various aspects of the topic, such as the challenges involved in the implementation of health and social care technologies. The report also provides examples of solutions and best practices and elaborates on future perspectives and policy implications of various aspects ranging from ethical issues – centred around autonomy, consent, and privacy – to both employment/training and legal/regulatory concerns. It gives the reader a general introduction and a synthesis of the current state of affairs in the EPTA countries.
The report has been launched at the annual EPTA conference, held on 11 October 2019 in the Swedish Riksdag. See here for the programm an the abstracts of the distinguished speakers.
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)
- COâ‚‚ 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)