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ITAS Newsletter

Welcome to the leading international institution for technology assessment!

Scientific and technological progress does not only improve our lives, but frequently has unexpected and often undesirable effects. At ITAS, we contribute to realizing its potential while minimizing its risks. 

Our addressees are politics, business, and society – the actors who shape scientific and technological progress. We offer them knowledge for action and point out possible solutions to global challenges.

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Deepfakes: Project puts those affected in the focus

AI uses recordings of real people to create deceptively realistic images, videos, and sounds – often with serious consequences. A new ITAS project with potentially vulnerable individuals develops strategies to protect against abusive deepfakes.

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Job offer
New professorship for “Technology assessment and technology governance”

The university professorship (W3) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is associated with leadership responsibilities at ITAS. We are looking for an internationally recognized scholar with outstanding expertise in research and teaching.

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Website PaFo
Understanding participation: ITAS launches new website

Getting around in the city, living together, protecting the environment – researchers are increasingly drawing on the expertise of citizens to address such issues. The new PaFo project examines the impact of this form of participation.

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OpenTA Relaunch
New start for TA portal

For more than ten years, openTA has been the information platform for the German-speaking TA community. With a new look, additional features and an English version, it now also addresses researchers, politicians, and anyone interested in TA worldwide.

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Researchers in Focus

“Working in transdisciplinary projects requires the knowledge of many people. However, the challenge is often to make this knowledge accessible, comprehensible, and thus useful for others. At ITAS, I want to work with my colleagues to help better understand and shape these processes. For example, we are working on bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to shape the energy transition in a sustainable way.”
 

Janine Gondolf, philosopher of technology at ITAS