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Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag

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The manifold and balanced topic portfolio of our research projects is the result of a consensus-oriented search and understanding of all parliamentary groups of the Bundestag. It takes up current scientific and technological developments and focuses on their social and political relevance. The direct client of our research topics is the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment.

Title Thematic area
World without cash – changes in conventional banking and payment systems Information technologies
Innovative technologies, processes and products in the construction industry Technology, society, innovation
Energy consumption of ICT infrastructure Energy, resources, environment
Possible health impacts due to different frequency ranges of electromagnetic fields (HF-EMF)
 		Energy, resources, environment
Challenges for plant breeding
Impact of the structural change in plant breeding on genetic diversity, diversity of varieties and performance of domestic agriculture 		Food, agriculture, genetically modified crops
Human genome editing Biomedical technologies
Digitisation of agriculture Food, agriculture, genetically modified crops
Observation technologies in the field of civil security — opportunities and challenges Technology, society, innovation
Dealing with ignorance in exploratory experiments Technology, society, innovation
Expansion of renewable power generation — ecological and other consequences in an integrated socio-economic and ecological overall assessment
Preliminary Study 		Technology, society, innovation
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