French Academy of Technologies

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The French Academy of Technologies (Académie des technologies) is a learned society, founded in 2000, with an emphasis on technology. It is the newest of French academies.

Its stated missions are as follows:

• Help to better exploit technologies in service of mankind
• Provide clarity on emerging technologies
• Contribute to public discussion of the risks and benefits of technologies
• Contribute to professional and technological education
• Interest the young and their parents in technologies and new careers
• Raise public interest and comprehension in technologies

As of 2006, the Academy consists of approximately 200 active members plus emeritus and foreign members. It is organized into a number of commissions, committees, and work groups on subjects including ethics, energy and the environment, transport, simulation, defense, etc.

See also

• French Academy of Sciences

External links

• [Académie des technologies]

 

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