The mission of the IPTS is to provide customer-driven support to the EU policy-
making process by researching science-based responses to policy challenges that
have both a socio-economic as well as a scientific/technological dimension.
European Commission
Directorate-General Joint Research Centre
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
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E-mail: jrc-ipts-secretariat@ec.europa.eu
Tel.: +34 954488318
Fax: +34 954488300
http://www.jrc.es
http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int
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