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The NATF Remit
• Producing Proposals and Recommendations for an optimum use of technologies, for the general benefit of Mankind.
• Shedding light on emerging technologies, on related strategic policy decisions, thereby providing an independent approach that draws on numerous, varied and highly-qualified sources.
• Contributing to ongoing societal debates as to the supposed benefits that accrue from implementing technologies, future prospects, not forgetting the issues of associate risk factors.
• Contributing to analyses in regard to training and educational questions, both for vocational and technology intensive areas.
• Enhancing the perceived image of technologies per se and new job qualifications of interest to both younger generations and their parents.
• To raise the level of general interest and understanding by the public at large, through inputs to the information campaigns.
PUBLICS CONCERNED -
NATF addresses those segments of the public that participate in societal debates, wherever technologies are involved:
Politicians on both national and international scenes and likewise at regional and local levels,
Leaders of opinion, press and major Associations/Charities/Foundations,
Industrialists, entrepreneurs and professional federations and unions,
The education sector: teachers, students, pupils – and their parents.
view the current yearNATF History
The National Academy of Tehnologes of France (NATF) was first created Dec.12, 2000 following an initiative taken by the French Academy of Science. The latter had set up a Committee (later denominated as a Council) for Applications of the Academy of Science, dsigned as a parity body between academics and industrialists.
view the current yearThe NATF Bureau and Supporting Staff
Composition of the NATF Bureau and Support Staff
view the current yearThe NATF Executive Committees
The 3 NATF Executive Committees - Academic studies, Quality Assessment, Recruiting Policy and Proposals.
view the current yearThe NATF Academic Council
NATF's Academic Council is the core strategic entity where Council in session defines the main orientations: actions and events, the budget, proposals for profiles for future candidates for eection as ATF Fellows.
view the current yearStanding Committees and Working Parties (WPs)
The Standing Committees represent the working base of the Academy. They are responsible for building the data bases for their analyses, their bibliographies, their studies and viewpoints on technologies. The Standing Committees are free to create ad hoc Working Parties (WPs) for short-term studies on given topics of current interest and to make original proposals addressing all issues where technologies interact with Society. The results can come in the form of Academic Reports, Communications, Publications or Advice Notes. The WPs can call on external experts who are invited to contribute to the NATF work in general.
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