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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Transforming the European energy system
How can the EU implement its climate targets without losing sight of social, economic, and environmental objectives? Indicators developed by ITAS in the EU project SUPEERA are intended to provide orientation in the evaluation of energy policies.
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Type 1 diabetes: “citizen scientists” wanted
In the TeQfor1 project, researchers at ITAS are investigating the effects of open source technologies for automated insulin delivery on the quality of life of people with type 1 diabetes. The project is looking for people using such systems.
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International Summer School on Open Science
This year’s ITAS Summer School in San Sebastián deals with the ambivalences of “open science” in times of social and scientific change. PhD students are welcome to apply until 29 February 2020.
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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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