The 3rd International Seville Conference on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis (FTA). Impacts and Implications for Policy and Decision Making

Abstract

Following the success of 2004 and 2006 events, the International Seville Conference on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis (FTA) has become a major occasion for FTA experts, practitioners and decision-makers to bring their ideas and knowledge together in a highly interactive environment. Building upon this experience, JRC-IPTS organises the 2008 FTA Conference with specific focus on the ¿impacts and implications of FTA for policy and decision making¿. As with previous FTA events, the 2008 Conference places emphasis on diversity of views by attracting participants from a wide geographical base. Academics, practitioners as well as public and private sector decision makers from Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Australasia are invited to broaden the network and to increase understanding of advances in the field of FTA. During the conference posters and papers will be presented within 5 different themes. This book of abstracts gives an overview of all paper abstracts and poster's brief that will be presented during, and will be used as a conference guide by participants of the conference.