Policy-Oriented Technology Assessment Across Europe : : Expanding Capacities.

• Author: Klüver, Lars.
• TeilnehmendeR: Øjvind Nielsen, Rasmus.; Jørgensen, Marie Louise.
• Place / Publishing House: London : : Palgrave Macmillan UK,, 2016.; {copy}2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (188 pages)

This book is open access under a CC-BY license. Technology assessment is a means to embed policy responses the grand challenges of our time in democratic dialogue and a broad knowledge base. This volume gives an up-to-date account of the expansion of technology assessment capacities across new European member states.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: On the Concept of Cross- European Technology Assessment -- The TA Manifesto -- Part I Expanding Technology Assessment -- 1 Seeing Technology Assessment with New Eyes -- 2 Expanding the TA Landscape - Lessons from Seven European Countries -- 3 Adopting TA in Central and Eastern Europe - An Organizational Perspective -- 4 Technology Assessment for Parliaments - Towards Reflexive Governance of Innovation -- 5 Doing Cross-European Technology Assessment -- Part II Exemplifying Cross-European -- 6 The Future Panel on Public Health Genomics - Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives -- 7 The Future of Ageing - Stakeholder Involvement on the Future of Care -- 8 Europe Wide Views on Sustainable Consumption -- Part III Building Capacities for Cross-European TA -- 9 Making Technology Assessment Accessible to New Players -- 10 Training TA Professionals -- 11 Building Community - Or Why We Need an Ongoing Conference Platform for TA -- 12 E-Infrastructure for Technology Assessment -- Bibliography -- Index.