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book cover Back to the roots - the conceptual devolopment of TA in Germany
Back to the roots of technology assessment

This English anthology brings together, for the first time, key TA articles from Germany published between the late 1970s and the 1990s. These texts revisit important conceptual discussions that remain highly relevant today.

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Option for more resilient water management in agriculture

The new resilience dossier from the TAB Foresight process shows how innovative irrigation systems, new forms of cultivation and closed production systems can strengthen the resilience of agriculture,

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New foresight reports on critical infrastructure systems

The Foresight Reports 2025 shed light on trends and systemic risks for the infrastructure systems of education and research, health and water. Starting today, all results from the Resilience Radar are available at foresight.tab-beim-bundestag.de.

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Constructive working meeting with the rapporteurs group on Technology Assessment

The first in-person exchange on the TAB work programme after the research committee was constituted.

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Infographic on water management in agriculture with water supply, demand and solutions.
New: Resilience dossier

Results from the resilience check.

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TA|B|log

Updates from our projects and observations and analyses on socially relevant issues of scientific and technological change. (Currently only in German)

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Übersicht zu Themenfeldern wie Biotechnologie, digitale Gesellschaft, Umwelt, Sicherheit, Landwirtschaft und Foresight.
Topics and projects
Sechs wissenschaftliche Publikationen der TAB zu Technologie und Gesellschaft auf einem Tisch angeordnet.
Publications

All publications and selected series in English translation:

> TAB-Fokus

> Summaries of TAB reports

> TA Studies Series

> Foresight Report

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The TAB

> Tasks and goals

> Client ad adressees

> Work forms and areas

> Organisation and network

> History

> Team

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Media review

A selection of articles in the media and online sources about TAB activities.

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