Foresight: Volume 15 Issue 1

Identifying expected areas of future innovation by combining foresight outputs

Yoshiko Yokoo, Kumi Okuwada

This paper attempts to examine the efficacy of combining outputs from a foresight exercise by different methods to get information for discussion on strategies of sustainable…

Strategic dialogues for research policy making in Germany

Frauke Lohr, Sebastian Hallensleben, Amina Beyer‐Kutzner

The mere generation of foresight results is not sufficient in itself to influence research policy. Research policy makers need specific information and insight on how the…

Foresight and “grand challenges” within research and innovation policies

Martin Rhisiart

The paper seeks to discuss how foresight is used to understand the implications of global changes for research and innovation policies. It aims to present a recent Irish case…

S&T&I priorities for the Russian natural resources sector

Sergey Shashnov, Anna Sokolova

This paper aims to analyse three individual foresight projects referring to the natural resources sector in Russia, their interconnection and influence on policy decision making.

Mapping of future technology themes in sustainable energy

Hai‐Chen Lin, Te‐Yi Chan, Cheng‐Hua Ien

To anticipate science and technology (S&T) changes and shifts in the competitive environment for the preparation of strategic development in an organization, this paper aims to…

2012 State of the Future

William Halal

Smart S&T and innovation agendas in a globalised era

Vicente Carabias, Peter De Smedt, Thomas Teichler