Briefs
EFP Brief No. 142: Foresighting Food, Rural and Agrifutures in Europe
Through a renewed mandate in 2005 aimed at strengthening the coordination of research efforts in Europe, the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR) launched a foresight process to consider the [...]
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EFP Brief No. 141: Research, Technology and Innovation Policy in Vienna
In 2006, the City of Vienna initiated a far-reaching, open strategy process on the orientation of its future research, technology and innovation (RTI) policy. The aim was to develop, in [...]
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EFP Brief No. 140: Security of Energy Supply: A Quantitative Scenario Study on Future Energy Systems for the EU25 for 2030
The quantitative scenario study on the EU energy system focuses on the security of energy supply and different alternatives for the EU energy system. Five different scenarios for the EU25 [...]
EFP Brief No. 139: Future Prospects of Care Facilities and Services for the Dependent Elderly in France
Following the submission of an initial report in July 2005 on the evolution of illness related to old age and estimations of the number of accommodations available for the dependent [...]
EFP Brief No. 138: Results of Lab on ‘Old and New Energy’
The Club of Amsterdam set up an ‘Old and New Energy Lab’ designed to generate novel and potentially viable plans of action for dealing with energy issues by leveraging brainstorming [...]
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EFP Brief No. 137: The Future of Manufacturing in Europe A Survey of the Literature and a Modelling Approach
Manufacturing in Europe is facing challenges that may impact on its performance in the near future: the emergence of international competitors, new technologies allowing the emergence of new business models, [...]
EFP Brief No. 136: Policy Options for the Improvement of the European Patent System
The purpose of the project “Policy options for the improvement of the European patent system” has been to assess whether the European patent system adequately fulfils its purpose of stimulating [...]
EFP Brief No. 135: Globalisation in the 21st Century: Where Optimism and Fear Collide
Globalisation has become a keyword of the 21st century. Who are the winners and who are the losers in a globalised world? The term globalisation triggers extremely contradictory emotions among [...]
EFP Brief No. 134: Future Challenge for Europe: Providing Security and Safety to Citizens
As stated in the recent EC Communication on ‘Reforming the budget, changing Europe’ (SEC (2007) 1188), the European Union has a key role to play in ‘providing security and safety [...]
EFP Brief No. 133: The Role of the EU in the World
The purpose of the present brief is to explore how foresight studies perceive, interpret and handle the EU’s role in the world. The examination of its role can be interpreted [...]
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