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DAY ONE Project Policy Memo Proposes Creation of a Participatory Technology Assessment unit in US Government

31Dec 2020

Washington DC, December 2020: A new Day One Project policy proposal call for the next admin to establish a special unit within the Science and Technology Policy Institute to provide capacity for ‘Participatory Technology Assessment’ & support federal decision making.

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The incoming administration faces complex issues at the intersections of science, technology, and society. As such, the next administration should establish a special unit within the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI)—an existing federally funded research and development center (FFRDC)—to provide capacity for Participatory Technology Assessment (pTA) to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and across executive branch agencies.

A pTA unit within STPI would provide pTA as a service for the executive branch regarding emerging scientific and technological issues and questions. By integrating public voices alongside expert assessments, the next administration can ensure that federal science and technology decisions provide the greatest benefit to society.

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