Technology assessment in Austria - a tentative attempt
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The institutionalization of technology assessment (TA) in Austria began in 1985 when the Austrian Academy of Sciences' Institute for Socio-Economic Research established a TA committee. The organization, which changed its name to Institute of Technology Assessment in 1994, currently supervises the Council for Technology Development in conjunction with the Federal Ministry for Science and Research. At present, TA in Austria is practiced by the ITA in cooperation with the government and corporate social partners.
Publication Name: International Journal of Technology Management
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0267-5730
Year: 1996
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A review of the development of technology assessment
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The practice of technology assessment (TA) began in the 1970s when the US and the EC instituted formal mechanisms to carry out TA. The US passed HR 10243 on Feb. 8, 1972 to establish the Office of Technology Assessment. The EC created the Forecasting and Assessment in Science and Technology program in 1978. Prior to this, in Mar. 1972, the International Society for TA was born. It conducted four international conferences in 1973, 1976, 1982 and 1987 to advance the cause of TA.
Publication Name: International Journal of Technology Management
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0267-5730
Year: 1996
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Parliamentary technology assessment in the UK
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The UK Parliament approved public funding of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) on Apr. 1, 1993. Prior to its official recognition, however, the POST existed as a privately-financed initiative of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, technology-based companies and members of both Houses of Parliament. Patterned after the US Congress' OTA, its primary task was to conduct technology assessments to support legislators formulating technology policies.
Publication Name: International Journal of Technology Management
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0267-5730
Year: 1996
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