The Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) investigates scientific and technological developments with a focus on their impacts and possible systemic and unintended effects. It produces analytical knowledge and assessments of socio-technical developments in order to provide policy and design options for decision-makers. The research covers ethical, ecological, economic, social, political-institutional, and cultural questions. Major goals are advice for research and technology policy, provision of knowledge for the design of socio-technical systems, and the organization and observation of discursive processes on open and controversial questions of technology policy.
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Guest Professor from the US
At the beginning of the new year ITAS welcomes philosopher Carl Mitcham in Karlsruhe. The Professor Emeritus is internationally renowned for his work in the field of philosophy of technology. He will give a public talk on 13 January 2020.
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RRI project PRISMA: conclusion and outlook
How can research and innovation projects in industry be designed economically, sustainably, and responsibly at the same time? The European PRISMA project with the participation of ITAS has developed practical guidelines.
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European project on crowd work
ITAS researchers study the effects of new forms of digital work. In a European research project, they analyze the organization of crowd work and how to improve the working conditions of crowd workers.
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Pharmaceutical residues in drinking water and water bodies
Against the background of increasing consumption of pharmaceuticals, TAB presents in its Arbeitsbericht No. 183 a concentrated overview of the state of knowledge on quantities, qualities and effects of micropollutants on humans and the environment.
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From “Dark Patterns” to “Beyond Big Data”
Five new short thematic profiles from TAB's Horizon Scanning offer condensed information on current scientific and technological trends and socio-economic developments in early stages of development.
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