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The 22nd Conference on Technology Assessment will be held on June 5-6, 2023 at the ÖAW campus. More to come ..

The second round has begun: On November 22, 2022, ITA, in cooperation with its German institute ITAS/KIT, was awarded the contract by the Austrian Parliament to continue the consulting project. The House will be presented with future topics twice a year for the next three years. Studies will follow.

Poverty and the widening gap in income and wealth pose an enormous threat to social sustainability and political stability worldwide. During his five months residency in Brazil, Johann Čas (ITA) will explore whether and how artificial intelligence can contribute to sustainable and more equitable development.

Where do we stand when the going gets tough? How can technology assessment (TA) help us prepare for a long-term crises? At the EPTA conference in Berlin, technology researchers and politicians discussed the role of TA in the midst of social and technological upheavals.

From July 25 to 27, the international tech assessment community met in Karlsruhe to discuss the digital transformation and its challenges for politics, society, economy, environment and research. The ITA was represented with Doris Allhutter's keynote on discrimination through algorithms and other presentations, the event was hosted by ITAS, our…

What does the world look like through virtual glasses? An ITA project explored the merging of virtual and physical spaces, click here for the short report.

How safe are new technologies and who’s to judge? When is precaution necessary, when is bold innovation needed? A team of researchers from the ITA looked at precaution in nanotechnologies for the EU project RECIPES. The EU project team has now published the final RECIPES Guidance for application of the precautionary principle in the EU.

In July 2022, the international TA community will meet in Karlsruhe to discuss the digital transformation and its challenges for policy, society, economy, environment, and research.

We have transferred our video content from Vimeo to YouTube! In addition to the latest videos on nanotechnologies or the launch of the GlobalTA network, you can find reports and videos on blockchain, surveillance, delivery drones and many other ITA topics.

The digital transformation brings progress and acceleration. That also makes us more and more dependent on it. A new ITA study examines how technological dependencies affect the vulnerability of society.