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The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC).
We are located in Seville, Spain. Since 1994, IPTS promotes and enables a better understanding of the links between technology, economy and society. Its mission is to provide customer-driven support to the EU policy-making process by developing science-based responses to policy challenges that have both a socio-economic as well as a scientific/ technological dimension.
Our work is undertaken, mainly, at the request of other Directorates General of the European Commission. In addition in recent years several assignments have been carried out for the European Parliament.
IPTS collaborates closely with the other Institutes of the Joint Research Centre and multiple partners across Europe.
The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and
monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the
Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special
interests, whether private or national.