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
- 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)