European Science and Technology Observatory

The European Science and Technology Observatory (ESTO) was the first project of the Joint Research Centre's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies based in Seville, Spain.

It was set up to attempt to "create a platform of experts engaged in monitoring and analysing scientific and technological developments and their relation and interaction with society." After some 10 years of work, ESTO developed into two new networks: the

• Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (IPTS)