Comparative Table of Parliamentary TA Institutions

GERMANY - OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AT THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG 

The way ahead

In view of the highest accolade that Parliamentarians voice with respect to their satisfaction with TAB´s work, there is no need for radical changes but rather a continuous evolutionary adaptation to ever changing circumstances and framework conditions.

One important issue in this context is the notion to devise parliamentary TA gradually more as a forum for public deliberation and discussion. An intensified public-oriented communication of the results of parliamentary TA and the design and testing of alternative formats for presentation could be means to improve the active role of Parliament in the handling of cross-sectional and future related topics of high societal relevancy.

 

Chapter The way ahead - all countries

Country Report Germany

 

 

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