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    (Co)Creating Technology
    Who decides which technologies deserve to be developed? Who says wh are the important questions for our lives? Participation is crucial when research programmes and policies are supposed to take peopl
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    Technology Controversies
    ITA dossiers to read more Technology controversies have had a decisive impact on Western societies. Nuclear power and genetic engineering have led to major disputes over benefits and risks. New social
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    Synthetic Biology – the "construction" of life
    ITA dossiers to read more For more than 40 years, it has been possible to intervene in the DNA of living organisms. Synthetic biology goes one step further with the goal to "construct" organisms in a
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    Nanotechnologies
    ITA dossiers to read more Nanotechnology is an important area of research and technology development. The ITA analyses the regulation of nanotechnologies, and identifies potential health and environme
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    Robotics
    ITA dossiers to read more Today, robots are contributing work in areas that were previously reserved for humans. They already perform many routine tasks in industrial plants or logistics, and will soo
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    Digitalisation
    ITA dossiers to read more Digitalisation is fundamentally changing our lives: from the education system to the production of goods to the way we communicate, how we organise our family lives or our le
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    Energy Transition – more than just electricity
    ITA dossiers to read more We drive a green-powered car, live in an energy efficient building or heat with a heat pump – wherever energy is used, we currently witness a life-changing transition: In ord
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    TechnoSciences
    Techno-sciences promise new possibilities: The so-called "genetic scissors" CRISPR-Cas9 enable the construction of new organisms, geoengineering is expected to influence the world climate, nanomateria
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    Sustainability and Technology
    ITA dossiers to read more Sustainable development considers the impact of technology on the environment and society. The ITA looks at how new technologies can contribute to a more ecological, economic
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    Foresight – when future visions help shape the present
    ITA dossiers to read more What are our visions for the future? How do we want to live, and what possibilities does technology offer us? Foresight studies deal with tomorrow’s possibilities in order to