Technology Assessment Where it has come from, where it is going, and why we need it (and what it is…) Lars Klüver; director The Danish Board of Technology

Origin: The background ’s Environment 70’s Energy crisis ~ Nuclear debate 80’s ICT work life; Biotech; Risky industry 90’s Sustainability; City ecology 00’s Climate and energy; Nano; Health system effectivity 10’s Climate adaptation; eGov; Innovation & global competition; Work/Life relation 20’s? Resource management; Oceans; Work force; Brain science…

Origin: History Parliamentary TA  – OTA, US Congress; GAO 2007  Europe France OPECST 1984 Netherlands NOTA; Denmark DBT 1985 UK POST; EU parl. STOA 1986 …Germany, Norway, Finland, Swiss, Flandern, Catalonia, Sweden, Poland, (Austria), (Greece, Italy)  PACITA project Hungary, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Ireland, Portugal, Vallonia, Czech republic (Chile, Australia, USA)

Purpose  Knowledge-based policy-making Scientific knowledge Stakeholder positions Public opinion, acceptance, rationalities, needs Develop and reality test policies  Process management in policy formation Policy discourse Strategizing Public participation Knowledge flow

Interactive TA TA concept development Parliamentary TA Constructive TA (Industry TA) Participatory TA (Public/Stakeholder) Actions research Advocacy research Participatory policy advice Trans-disciplinary TA Foresight Policy- oriented TA

Impacts of TA

Situation and response

Methods in place and tested  Expert Analysis X-disciplin Work Group Structured Brainstorm Open innovation  Citizen Participation Choice Questionnaire Focus Groups Voting Conference Interview Meeting Consensus Conference Citizen summit World Wide Views  Stakeholder Participation Future Search Perspective Workshop Scenario Workshop  Advisory function Parliamentary Hearings Future Panel  Public Debates Involvement in projects Debates with feedback Citizen meetings Adaptation, hybrids, project design

TA topic examples  Patenting system (global fairness)  Medical treatment of life-style (ethics)  Future energy system (foresight)  Climate change strategy (sustainability)  Alternatives to animal testing (innovation)  Nanotech toxicology (risks)  RFID-technology (privacy)  Brain science (future looks and visions)

Institutionalisation

Where it is going  Content From risks to strategizing From techs to challenges  Process From desk to society  Customers Up: From national to trans-national Out: From national to regional/local

Thank you for your attention Lars Klüver

Projects 1/2 Energy producing buildings (2011) Citizen engagement in energy supply (2011) Responsible innovation (2011) Health and chemical substances (2011) Long term waste strategy (2011) Water supply in DK Test yourself Extreme gene tech Obesity as societal problem

Projects 2/2 Sustainable transport system E-voting Privacy in Internet of Things Climate adaptation around the Baltic Sea 5 Citizen Summits on health care and economy Welfare innovation PACITA – Parliamentary TA across EU DESSI – Decision support on security techs WWViews Biodiversity

Participation in what degree?

Impacts of participation in TA

Intervention in communication  Rules of communication depends upon the involved actors  No universal communication tools