The European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) has published its annual report outlining its activities in 2022.

In total, STOA published 14 studies in 2022, focusing on the three priority thematic areas defined by the Panel: artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies; the European Green Deal; and quality of life. These were:

  1. Privacy and security aspects of 5G technology
  2. AI and digital tools in workplace management and evaluation: An assessment of the EU's legal framework
  3. Regulatory divergences in the draft AI act: Differences in public and private sector obligations
  4. Artificial intelligence in healthcare: Applications, risks, and ethical and societal impacts
  5. 'Splinternets': Addressing the renewed debate on internet fragmentation
  6. Governing data and artificial intelligence for all: Models for sustainable and just data governance
  7. Ethical and societal challenges of the approaching technological storm
  8. Auditing the quality of datasets used in algorithmic decision-making systems
  9. The Green Deal ambition: Technology, creativity and the arts for environmental sustainability
  10. How are we coping with the pandemic? Mental health and resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the EU
  11. Genome editing in humans: A survey of law, regulation and governance principles
  12. Genome-edited crops and 21st century food system challenges
  13. Fostering coherence in EU health research: Strengthening EU research for better health
  14. A reimbursement system based on a fixed lump sum - Is it the right tool for the EU Framework Programme for research?

STOA Annual report 2022

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