Dear list members,
We are happy to announce that TATuP Volume 32, Issue 1 (2023) has been
published online.
This issues special topic is Modeling for policy: Challenges for
technology assessment from new prognostic methods. Guest editors are Armin
Grunwald (KIT-ITAS), Mahmud Farooque (ASU), Sven Ove Hansson (KTH), Karen
Kastenhofer (ITA), Linda Nierling (KIT-ITAS), Pauline Riousset
(KIT-ITAS/TAB).
1. New CfA: Please spread widely in your networks TATuPs
current CfA with
deadline 02.05.2023 for the Special Topic in Volume 32 Issue 2 (2023): AI
for decision support: What are possible futures, social impacts, regulatory
options, ethical conundrums and agency constellations?.
2. Please also keep in mind TATuPs ongoing call for
submission of research articles,
book reviews, meeting reports etc.
The new issue: Modeling for policy
What role do computer models and AI applications play in policy decisions?
And what are the consequences for the work on technology assessment? The
current TATuP special topic focuses on these questions.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasts of infection dynamics were used to
evaluate and justify political decisions. In this way, the relevance of
computer models for the decisions of policy makers was impressively
demonstrated to the public.
Against the background of this development, computer simulations which are
more and more often developed using artificial intelligence methods also
play an increasingly important role for technology assessment. The current
TATuP issue Modeling for policy: Decision making with AI, models, and
computer simulations challenges for TA from new prognostic methods asks
about this role.
Case studies on sustainable mobility and risks of nanotechnologies
The special topic combines basic contributions on the subject with case
studies on the role of modeling in different fields. In addition to the
evaluation of the pandemic management, this includes, e.g., the risks of
nanotechnologies, aspects of justice in the use of facial recognition
software, or models for sustainable mobility.
Interview on TA for the Austrian parliament
In the TATuP interview, Eva-Maria Himmelbauer, member of the Austrian
National Council, talks about the importance of TA studies for the Austrian
parliament. Since 2013, the VP politician has been a member of the
Committee for Research, Innovation, and Digitalization, which is responsible
for technology assessment and has recently extended its cooperation with TA
researchers.
Also in the current issue of TATuP: a research article on the linguistic and
epistemological analysis of texts in scientific policy advice, conference
reports, book reviews, and news from the TA community.
Have a good read!
TATuP editorial office
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