The Society and Technology Institute () was from 2000 until 2013 a

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institute. The institute was associated with the

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, for which it provided advice on complex issues involving

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and

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

. Until 2008 it was called the Flemish Institute for Scientific and Technological Aspect research (, viWTA). The Flemish Parliament abolished the institute per 1 January 2013. The

technology assessment Technology assessment (TA, , ) is a practical process of determining the value of a new or emerging technology in and of itself or against existing technologies. This is a means of assessing and rating the new technology from the time when it w ...

function and several employees were transferred to the Flemish Institute for Technological Research.

External links

Official website
Science and technology in Belgium {{Science-org-stub

See also

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