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Technology Assessment




Technology assessment assumes a global perspective and is of new technologies. Therefore any results of technology assessment studies must be published, and particular consideration must be given to communication with Political Decision-makers .

The United States Department Of Defense (DOD) assesses Technology Maturity using a measure called Technology Readiness Level .

The ETC Group has proposed an international treaty for technology assessment - entitled ICENT - International Convention for The Evaluation of New Technologies

Some of the major fields of TA are:



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EXTERNAL LINKS

  • [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/default_en.htm Scientific Technology Options Assessment (STOA), European Parliament]

  • [http://www.itas.fzk.de/eng/etag/etag.htm European Technology Assessment Group for STOA]

  • [http://www.itas.fzk.de/home_e.htm Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Research Centre Karlsruhe, Germany]

  • [http://www.tab.fzk.de/home_en.htm Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (TAB)]

  • TA-SWISS Centre for Technology Assessment . TA-SWISS Centre for Technology Assessment.