EPTA Council Meeting and Conference in Oslo 27–28 October 2014:
“Productivity and New Technologies –
Consequences for Work and Welfare”
Hosted by the Storting and the Norwegian Board of Technology
Conference venue: The Storting (Norwegian Parliament), Oslo
Monday 27 October
Time
11.30-11.55
Programme
Arrival at the Storting for registration
Entrance: Nedre Vollgate 20
12.00-13.00
Lunch hosted by the Presidency of the Storting
Venue: Mezzaninen
13.00-17.00
EPTA Council Meeting
(Chairs, Members of Parliament and directors of EPTA institutions)
Meeting room N-202
18.00-19.15
Reception at the French Embassy
The Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological
Choices (OPECST) of the French Parliament is assuming the EPTA Presidency for
2015
19.30-23.00
Conference dinner
at Festningen restaurant
Tuesday 28 October
Time
09.30-
Programme
Arrival at the Storting
Main entrance: Karl Johans gate 22
09.30-10.00 Coffee and tea
10.00
Opening statements
Venue: Lagtingssalen
Olemic Thommessen, President of the Storting and
Siri Hatlen, Chair of the Norwegian Board of Technology
The Future of Employment
1100
Keynote address by Carl Frey, University of Oxford
Comments by Members of Parliament and plenary discussion
10.15
Productivity and Technology: Policies and Trends
Presentation of new EPTA report, Jon Fixdal, Norwegian Board of
Technology
Comment by Jean-Yves le Déaut, MP, Premier Vice President, OPECST,
French Parliament
Advanced Manufacturing in High-Cost Countries
The US Manufacturing Renaissance, Naba Barkakati/Tim Persons, U.S.
Government Accountability Office (GAO, US Congress)
Advanced Industry in Switzerland, TA SWISS (Swiss Parliament)
Comments by Members of Parliament and plenary discussion
1130