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30 years of ITAS

ITAS is celebrating its anniversary, come and celebrate with us!

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Welcome to the leading international institution for technology assessment!

Scientific and technological progress does not only improve our lives, but frequently has unexpected and often undesirable effects. At ITAS, we contribute to realizing its potential while minimizing its risks. 

Our addressees are politics, business, and society – the actors who shape scientific and technological progress. We offer them knowledge for action and point out possible solutions to global challenges.

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Cities For All: Hirsch in der StadtClément Bonnet / unsplash
Urban futures: Co-design for humans and wildlife

Nature-based solutions and green infrastructure are essential for the development of sustainable cities. A new research project at ITAS explores how sustainable urban futures can benefit both humans and wildlife.

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ReallaborfestivalSandra Göttisheim & Laila Tkotz / KIT
Wissenschaft trifft Gesellschaft: Rückblick auf Real:labor Festival 2025

Mit dem Ziel, die Reallaborforschung des KIT für die breite Öffentlichkeit erlebbar zu machen, hat das ITAS gemeinsam mit der TRIANGEL und dem KIT-Zentrum Mensch und Technik vom 8. bis 12. Juli 2025 zum zweiten Real:labor Festival eingeladen.

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picture of a green brainGabi Zachmann / KIT
“Nature Medicine” publication on neural implants

Implantable neural devices offer new therapies while redrawing the lines between brain, mind and machine. A team with Christopher Coenen and Dirk Hommrich examines the unique factors of the technology and the growing risks of their sudden discontinuation, described as “neuroabandonment”.

 

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New TA Handbook out now
New TA Textbook

The fourth, fully updated and expanded edition of Armin Grunwald's standard work shows how technology assessment can contribute to the responsible, democratic and sustainable shaping of technological progress.
 

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