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ITA researcher Karen Kastenhofer asked experts around the world what needs to happen to make pandemics less likely in the future.

ITA-Seminar: Stefania Sardo, postdoctoral researcher at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology

Digital identity, reading in the 21st century, digital money, aging research - a total of ten new topics are available in depth as well as accessible infographics.

Coal, petroleum and plastic should soon be history. The goal of a bioeconomy is to find new ways to produce clothing, cosmetics and other consumer goods from natural materials. What does this vision of the future mean for Europe? Niklas Gudowsky and Ulrike Bechtold explore potentials and obstacles for a fossil-free future.

We don't know how "artificial intelligence" works. How then can we assess whether it is harmless or dangerous? A new ITA study in cooperation with the Austrian Chamber of Labor asks how AI can be explained in an understandable way and how risks can be identified.

The pandemic has changed the way we live, but where do we go from here? Karen Kastenhofer looks at the numerous side effects of Corona that lie beyond medical research, and sees light in the darkness.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we look at science. In many European countries, scientific expertise suddenly moved into the spotlight. Expectations for scientific progress are higher than ever. A new report by international experts asks what politicians, citizens and decision-makers can learn from the discussions surrounding Covid-19.

Thanks to electronic health records, 96 percent of all insured persons in Austria are "transparent" patients. ITA-researcher Tanja Sinozic pleads for a comprehensive evaluation of the risks and consequences of this new development.

Scientific expertise plays a central role in the Corona crisis. Where does politics stand in this? A new project investigates what challenges arise for policy advice in chronic crises.

Can we digitalise democracy? ITA expert Gloria Rose summarises the results of the 20th ITA Annual Conference collected by the ITA team in the new TATuP magazine.