The currently 24 members of EPTA give advice to their parliaments on topical issues such as nanotechnology, brain research, mobility pricing, or future energy systems. Their projects use various methods and draw on insights from citizen panels, stakeholders, workshops as well as the foremost experts in the relevant fields.
On this website you get an overview of what technology assessment (TA) is and how we work. Explore our project database and find current policy advice on technology issues in reports and policy briefs!
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Latest EPTA News
Directors' Meeting in Thessaloniki 2026
EPTA directors met in Thessaloniki
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Greece holds EPTA presidency in 2026
Greece holds the EPTA presidency in 2026.
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EPTA report 2025 on Energy Mix released
This year's EPTA report on the topic "Transformation of the energy mix" has been released
Source: MN/EPTA
Directors met in France
EPTA directors met in Angers/France.
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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)