The European Parliamentary Technology Assessment ( EPTA ) is a network of technology assessment (TA) institutions specialising in advising parliamentary bodies in Europe.
8-406: EPTA may refer to: European Parliamentary Technology Assessment European Pulsar Timing Array Phosphotungstic acid Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance , a United Nations aid network European Piano Teachers Association Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
16-536: A scientific and technological component. Associate membership can be granted to other TA units that have a TA program and the resources to realize it, but that do not fulfill other criteria for full membership. Associates are involved in all EPTA activities but are not represented in the EPTA Council. Further, other units interested in the work of EPTA can act as observers. According to the official EPTA homepage, there are currently 12 full members : According to
24-502: The network and the status of members and associates. The Presidency of EPTA rotates among full members each year. The tasks of the EPTA member organization holding the presidency are to coordinate the EPTA network activities and to host the annual EPTA conference, Council meeting and Directors' meeting. Parliamentary TA is institutionalized in different ways, ranging from permanent parliamentary committees for TA; separate TA units as part of
32-581: The parliamentary administration; to independent institutions with a mandate to serve as a permanent consulting institution for the parliament. The members of the EPTA network are European organizations, which carry out TA studies on behalf of parliaments. Full membership can be obtained by a unit that operates in Europe, is devoted to TA or related activities, serves a (supra-national, national or regional) parliament, has its own budget and secretariat and has an active work program including publications on issues with
40-722: The patronage of the President of the European Parliament , Mr Enrique Baron Crespo . The network has a light structure, guided by the EPTA Council and by meetings of the Directors of the EPTA partner organizations. The EPTA Council is the steering committee of the EPTA network, and consists of Members of Parliament or representatives of the advisory boards for the respective EPTA organization. The Council decides on organizational matters such as co-operation within
48-416: The possible social, economic and environmental impact of new sciences and technologies. The common aim is to provide impartial and high quality analysis and reports of developments in issues such as for example bioethics and biotechnology , public health , environment and energy, ICTs , and R&D policy. Such work is seen as an aid to the democratic control of scientific and technological innovations, and
56-510: The title EPTA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EPTA&oldid=705484468 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages European Parliamentary Technology Assessment The EPTA partners advise parliaments on
64-642: Was pioneered in the 1970s by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) of the US Congress . EPTA aims to advance the establishment of technology assessment (TA) as an integral part of policy formation in parliamentary decision-making processes in Europe, and to strengthen the links between TA units in Europe. The EPTA network was formally established in 1990, on a recommendation by the UK's parliamentary TA office – Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology , under
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