Smart technologies increasingly define our lives. The manifold consequences of their presence in our society were the focus of the ITA’s annual TA conference on May 30.

What does our need to predict the future say about our present? This year’s ITA conference took a closer look at technology fantasies and current realities.

Europe’s citizens demand non-technical alternatives to current surveillance practices. Experts from all over Europe gathered in Vienna to discuss results and define future discourses.

Three EU-projects put the opinions of Europe's citizens into fokus. The final results are being presented in Vienna.

Participants in the PACITA Citizens’ Forum presented their findings to Federal Minister Rupprechter

How do the media deal with the issue of Fracking? Is an ethical debate on innovation synonymous with a constant re-evaluation of European fundamental rights? Can the elderly even handle technologies which were developed specifically for their needs?

On June 2, the ITA celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Austrian Academy of Science. Academy president Anton Zeilinger stressed the importance of socially relevant research.