Research Reports (130)

  • Nentwich, M., Schaper-Rinkel, P., Capari, L., Gudowsky, N., Peissl, W., & Wasserbacher, D. (2018). Foresight und Technikfolgenabschätzung: Monitoring von Zukunftsthemen für das Österreichische Parlament. Berichtsversion: November 2018 (p. 181). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-AIT-7
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  • Nentwich, M., Schaper-Rinkel, P., Capari, L., Gudowsky, N., Peissl, W., & Wasserbacher, D. (2018). Foresight und Technikfolgenabschätzung: Monitoring von Zukunftsthemen für das Österreichische Parlament. Berichtsversion: Mai 2018 (p. 135). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-AIT-6
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  • Capari, L., & Nentwich, M. (2018). Zwischenspeicher der Zukunft für elektrische Energie. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/044_energie-zwischenspeicher.pdf
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  • Nentwich, M. (2018). Staatliche Souveränität im digitalen Zeitalter. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/009_digitale_souveraenitaet.pdf
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  • Nentwich, M. (2018). Zukunft Lieferdrohnen?. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/077_lieferdrohnen.pdf
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  • Nentwich, M., & Horvàth, D. (2018). Delivery drones from a technology assessment perspective – Overview report (p. 56). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-2018-01
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    The vision of drone-based delivery is not without presuppositions. To realise it, many technical and regulatory obstacles have to be overcome. Given the considerable depth of engagement – considering that the airspace around us, which was so far used by birds and occasional helicopters only, would change profoundly – a number of typical technology assessment (TA) questions are on the table: Are there safety concerns? Are there environmental risks? Could criminals or terrorists misuse the technology? Are we in the face of a societal conflict given the divergent interests involved? Does the current regulatory framework suffice, or do we need new rules?

  • Nentwich, M., Schaper-Rinkel, P., Capari, L., Gudowsky, N., Peissl, W., & Wasserbacher, D. (2017). Foresight und Technikfolgenabschätzung: Monitoring von Zukunftsthemen für das Österreichische Parlament; Berichtsversion: November 2017. Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-AIT-5
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  • Nentwich, M., & Appelt, D. (2017). Die Zukunft von Industrie 4.0. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/056_industrie_4.pdf
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  • Nentwich, M., & Appelt, D. (2017). Personalisierte Genomsequenzierung. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/014_personalisierte_sequenzierung.pdf
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  • Nentwich, M., & Appelt, D. (2017). Cyborg: Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/020_cyborg.pdf
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  • Nentwich, M., & Appelt, D. (2017). Robotik in der Landwirtschaft. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/046_agrarrobotik.pdf
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  • Nentwich, M., & Appelt, D. (2017). Dienstleistung 4.0. Wien. Retrieved from https://www.parlament.gv.at/ZUSD/FTA/058_dienstleistung_4.pdf
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  • EPTA [Hrsg.],. (2016). The Future of Labour in the Digital Era. Ubiquitous Computing, Virtual Platforms, and Real-time Production (p. 111). Vienna. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-EPTA-2016
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    Authors of country report "Austria": Tanja Sinozic, Michael Nentwich, Walter Peissl, Georg Aichholzer & Johann Čas

  • Biegelbauer, P., Fröhlich, J., Nentwich, M., Peissl, W., Schaper-Rinkel, P., Bechtold, U., Kubecko, K., & Ornetzeder, M. (2016). Acht aktuelle Themen mit hoher parlamentarischer Relevanz und großer Reichweite im Parlament; Ergänzender Bericht zum Projekt F&TA (p. 36). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-e29-2
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  • Nentwich, M., Schaper-Rinkel, P., Biegelbauer, P., Fröhlich, J., Gudowsky, N., Peissl, W., & Wasserbacher, D. (2015). Zur Institutionalisierung von Foresight und Technikfolgenabschätzung für das österreichische Parlament. Endbericht (p. 148). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-e29
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  • Ornetzeder, M., Nentwich, M., Peissl, W., Gudowsky, N., & Aichholzer, G. (2015). Autriche; In: EPTA (Hrsg.), Innovation et changement climatique: L´apport de l´évaluation scientifique et technologique – Livre vert. (EPTA (European Parliamentary Technology Assessment), Ed.) (pp. 23-39). OPECST: Paris: OPECST.
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  • Ornetzeder, M., Nentwich, M., Peissl, W., Gudowsky, N., & Aichholzer, G. (2015). Austria; In: EPTA (Hrsg.), Innovation and Climate Change: The Role of Scientific and Technological Assessment – Greenbook. (EPTA (European Parliamentary Technology Assessment), Ed.) (pp. 17-22). OPECST: Paris; S. 17-22: OPECST.
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  • EPTA [Hrsg.],. (2014). Report: Productivity in Europe and the United States. Technology Trends and Policy Measures (p. 96). Oslo. Retrieved from https://epub.oeaw.ac.at/?arp=0x0031e598
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  • Strauß, S., & Nentwich, M. (2014). Potential and Impacts of Cloud Computing Services and Social Network Websites – Annex Social Network Sites (p. 52). Brussels. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-a65-8
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    Cloud computing and social network websites (SNS) are part of the same societal transformation prominently exemplifying a paradigm shift stating that “the network is the computer”1. While cloud computing includes a variety of technical concepts, SNS represent a broad scope of services and applications addressing mostly end-users. Interrelations are particularly given as regards privacy and security challenges. This is also a core part of this report as privacy is among the heavily debated concepts of our contemporary societies – highlighted in particular by SNS.

    The report is structured in four main parts: The first part (Sections 1-3) gives a broad overview on the evolution of SNS describing the main stages in the development process, the major factors determining the current state-of-the-art including insights into user motivations. Section 3 presents the main driving factors determining the current SNS, their main characteristics as well as core functionality of SNS. Based on these elaborations the second part (Section 4) gives an overview on the spectrum of identified societal impacts, discusses the role of SNS as a form of a (digital) semi-public space, as well as their potential for political participation and knowledge production. Section 5 analyses in more depth the privacy implications of SNS including some technical aspects and privacy-by-design concepts. The final Section 6 summarizes the key findings and draws conclusions referring to possible options to address the challenges identified.

  • Leimbach, T., Hallinan, D., Bachlechner, D., Weber, A., Jaglo, M., Hennen, L., Nielsen, R. Ø., Nentwich, M., Strauß, S., Lynn, T., & Hunt, G. (2014). Potential and Impacts of Cloud Computing Services and Social Network Websites – Options Brief (p. 4). Brussels. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-a65-7
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    Based on a STOA study by the same title published in January 2014 (epub.oeaw.ac.at/?arp=0x0031bae5)