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The Europaische Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen wissenschaftlich-techni scher Entwicklungen Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH (european academy) is con cerned with the scientific study of the consequences of scientific and technological advance for the individual and social life and for the natural environment. The main focus is to examine foreseeable mid-and long-term processes that are especially influenced by natural-and engineering sciences and the medical disciplines. The academy fulfills this task by organizing interdisciplinary expert discussions. Another important issue of the work of the Europaische Akademie concerns the methodology of Technology Assessment as a general issue. This is the main reason that the european academy organized during the past two years a project funded by the European Commission on Technology Assessment. Methods and Impact (TAMI). Together with partners from all over Europe a common understanding of what Tech nology Assessment (TA) is supposed to do was developed. Most importantly it was acknowledged that the core of any TA activity has to be a sound scientific under standing of the relevant phenomena. Communication then is of cordial importance to reach the relevant decision makers as well as the general public. It is true that this phase of the TA process has been treated with too little attention for many years. The communication processes between scientific advisers and policy makers have hence to be further scrutinized.
List of contents
Technology Assessment in Europe; between Method and Impact - The TAMI Project.- I: Main Results.- 1. The Practice of Technology Assessment; Science, Interaction, and Communication.- 2. Towards a Framework for Assessing the Impact of Technology Assessment.- 3. Technology Assessment in Europe: Conclusions & Wider Perspectives.- II: Supplementary Papers.- Shaping the Impact: the Institutional Context of Parliamentary Technology Assessment.- Organised Interests in the European Union's Science and Technology Policy- The Influence of Lobbying Activities.- Industry Technology Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges for Partnership.- Culturally-Based Framing Factors that Influence Technology Assessment.- III: Appendix.- Appendix A: Description of Examples for Matrix of TA Roles.- Appendix B: Description of Institutes.- List of Authors.
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Michael Decker ist Diplom-Kaufmann, Trainer und Coach mit langjähriger Erfahrung in den Schwerpunkten Marketing, Key-Account-Management, Strategieberatung, Vertrieb und Verhaltenstraining. Seit 1998 hat er Trainingserfahrung in den Bereichen Management, Verkauf und Kommunikation. Seit 2003 ist er Berater und seit 2009 Partner bei Neways International, dem erfolgreichen Berater- und Trainer-Netzwerk in Deutschland, Österreich, Niederlande, Slowenien, Kroatien, Italien und Mexiko für Management- und Verhaltenstrainings. Zu seinem Kundenstamm zählen die Top-Unternehmen der Industrie und des Mittelstands im deutschsprachigen Raum.
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The Europaische Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen wissenschaftlich-techni scher Entwicklungen Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH (european academy) is con cerned with the scientific study of the consequences of scientific and technological advance for the individual and social life and for the natural environment. The main focus is to examine foreseeable mid-and long-term processes that are especially influenced by natural-and engineering sciences and the medical disciplines. The academy fulfills this task by organizing interdisciplinary expert discussions. Another important issue of the work of the Europaische Akademie concerns the methodology of Technology Assessment as a general issue. This is the main reason that the european academy organized during the past two years a project funded by the European Commission on Technology Assessment. Methods and Impact (TAMI). Together with partners from all over Europe a common understanding of what Tech nology Assessment (TA) is supposed to do was developed. Most importantly it was acknowledged that the core of any TA activity has to be a sound scientific under standing of the relevant phenomena. Communication then is of cordial importance to reach the relevant decision makers as well as the general public. It is true that this phase of the TA process has been treated with too little attention for many years. The communication processes between scientific advisers and policy makers have hence to be further scrutinized.
