Sweden is the 2019 EPTA president
From 1st of January, the Evaluation and Research Secretariat (ERS) at the Swedish Parliament has assumed the EPTA presidency for 2019.
ERS became a full member of EPTA 2009 and assumes the presidency for the first time. The directors' meeting will take place in the Skåne region, the Southern part of Sweden and the council meeting and conference in Stockholm at the Swedish Parliament. This year's thematic focus will be on the use of welfare technology in elderly care.
[The picture shows the European spallation source (ESS) in Skåne; photo courtesy to ESS]
New Projects from EPTA members
- Artificial Intelligence For Cybersecurity Technology Assessment (US)
- Sustainable Urban Mobility. Policies, Implementation and Societal Impact (EU)
- Science & Tech Spotlight: Data Centers in Space (US)
- 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)
- Catalonia’s Energy Mix (ES)
Recent Policy Briefs from EPTA members
- Nature-based flood and drought resilience (GB)
- Digital targeting web: enhancing armed forces' precision and lethality (GB)
- The health impacts of airports on local residents (GB)
- Conspiracy theories: What they are and how to spot them? (GB)
- Technology transfer and productivity growth in the UK (GB)
- What if AI data centres were put in space? (EU)
- Public engagement with the energy transition (GB)