Technology assessment (TA) was established more than 50 years ago to support
democratic opinion forming and decision making. Since then, it has developed and …

The transition towards a more sustainable world economy is a fact, as the internationally
community has realized that business as usual practices will lead to ecological disasters …

The scientific and technological advance has been a major driving force of modernization for
centuries. However, the 20th century was full of indications and diagnoses of a deep crisis of …

Validation of the antimicrobial performance of contact-killing polymer surfaces through the
experimental determination of bacterial adhesion or viability, is essential for their targeted …

Technikfolgenabschätzung (TA) ist unparteilicher Expertise ebenso wie demokratischen
Grundwerten verpflichtet. Und darüber hinaus? In welchem normativen Rahmen bewegt sie …

The rapid pace of technological change, coupled with a pressing need for solutions to
address grand societal challenges and global crises, heightens the challenge for policy …

This chapter describes and highlights current and relevant developments of technology
assessment (TA) across 12 countries within the globalTA network 1 and clusters these …

The following chapter analyses smart technologies in agriculture from the point of view of
technology assessment (TA). The guiding question is what responsible action related to …

Across different countries we find science and technology (S&T) strategies integrally linked
to societal well-being and progress in diverse ways. This shows in S&T priority and agenda …

Die Weltwirtschaft steuert in Richtung ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit. Aufgrund einer immer
stringenteren umwelt-und klimapolitischen Regulierung setzen sich neue nachhaltige …