Directors' Meeting in Thessaloniki 2026
EPTA directors met in Thessaloniki
Photo: © GPCRT
The Greek Permanent Committee on Research and Technology (GPCRT) invited the directors of all EPTA members to a two-day retreat in Thessaloniki on 27-28 April 2026, at KEDEA, the Aristotle University Research Dissemination Centre. The directors discussed, among other topics, the use of AI tools in their work, based on the synthesis of an internal questionnaire completed by the members beforehand. Furthermore, an exchange took place on the latest institutional developments in the technology assessment units of the members, as well as on the current main topics of interest they are presently working on. The theme of this year's EPTA report and conference, to be held in autumn in Athens, was set to be "Sustainable Mobility". Between the working sessions, the directors visited the American Farm School and the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH).
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)
- Data management in the Austrian public sector (AT)
- Interoperability and digital autonomy (NL)
- Does convenience serve people? (NL)
- Medical Wearables in Clinical Decision-making Technology Assessment (US)
- AI use in the cultural and media industries: social, economic and legal aspects (DE)
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)
- How reliant is the UK on other countries for critical space-based technologies? (GB)
- 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)