Centre for Technology Assessment TA-SWISS

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The Centre for Technology Assessment TA -SWISS is a center of the Academies of Sciences and Switzerland, whose order is being held at the Federal Law on Research. TA -SWISS is an advisory body and is financed by the public sector. The abbreviation " TA ", with which the activities of the center are circumscribed stands for Technology Assessment.

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The Centre for Technology Assessment TA -SWISS has the aim to investigate technological developments and to identify possible social, legal, and ethical implications of new technologies. A further object is to promote debate around scientific and technological issues.

The recommendations, which are developed in the framework of the projects by TA -SWISS, serve as a contribution to decision-making and are intended for the Swiss Parliament and the Federal Council. Depending on the topic, other areas can benefit from it, such as professional associations, businesses, universities, associations or public administrations. The media are also oriented in their capacity as information multipliers about the activities of TA -SWISS.

Activities

The activities of the Center for Technology Assessment can be divided into two methodological categories:

1 Interdisciplinary, scientific reports, to date, for example:

  • Synthetic biology in society ( 2014)
  • Geothermal energy (2014)
  • Personalized Medicine (2013 )
  • Nano and the Environment ( 2013)
  • Electric Mobility ( 2012)
  • Robotics ( 2012)
  • Positioning technologies (2012 )
  • Human Enhancement (2011)
  • Fuels from biomass - Second Generation (2010)
  • Indicator-based decision support systems (2010)
  • Nanotechnology in the food sector (2009)
  • Anti-Aging Medicine - Myth and opportunities (2008)
  • Impact Assessment of Neuroimaging (2006)

2 forms of inclusion and participation of citizens (participatory projects including one called PubliForums and publifocus ), eg:

  • Publifocus " Sustainable Health System " (2012 )
  • Dialogue, " The Internet and I " (2010)
  • World Wide Views on Global Warming (2009)
  • Publifocus " eHealth and the electronic medical record " (2008)

History

The Center for Technology Assessment became operational in 1992. Due to various parliamentary interventions, the Federal Council mandated the Swiss Science Council to establish a Swiss System for Technology Assessment (TA ) during an initial pilot phase of four years ( 1992-1995).

In the message, on the promotion of education, research and technology in the years 1996-1999, the Federal Council lays the foundations for institutional stability and the financing of the TA in Switzerland. In 1999, the TA is enshrined in law in the Research Act. The Federal Council thus secured the independence of the Center for Technology Assessment, which was affiliated to the Swiss Science and Technology Council until 2007.

A change in law research laid the legal basis for the inclusion of the TA -SWISS mandate in the Association of Academies of Sciences and Switzerland. TA -SWISS is now January 1, 2008, a competence center of the Academies of Sciences Switzerland.

TA -SWISS is a member of the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment and the network technology assessment ( NTA)

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