Briefs
EFP Brief No. 22: Cognitive Systems 2020
The objective of the UK Cognitive Systems Project was to produce a vision for the future development of cognitive systems through an exploration of recent advances in neuroscience, computer science [...]
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EFP Brief No. 21: Transition to Sustainable Production Systems – Austria 2020
As part of the Federal Austrian Research Programme “Factory of Tomorrow”, the project “Transition to Sustainable Production Systems” served to explore possible future pathways in selected areas of sustainable production. [...]
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EFP Brief No. 20: The US Hydrogen Roadmap 2030
The U.S. Department of Energy or DOE began sponsoring the development of a national hydrogen energy roadmap process in March 2002. Since its initial workshop, the DOE has released three [...]
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EFP Brief No. 19: Transport and Mobility in an Enlarged Europe – 2020
This brief reports on the experiences made in the ‘Foresight for Transport’ project. The project was undertaken to test the applicability of the foresight method for visioning transport and mobility [...]
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EFP Brief No. 18: Dynamo 2004
The Dynamic monitoring project of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs was a pilot project to gain experience with dynamic and monitoring of future development for business inspiration and policy [...]
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EFP Brief No. 17: Bionics: Applying Nature’s Principles for Intelligent Building
This issue brief reflects one of three topics the German research dialogue ‘Futur’ dealt with during its second phase between 2003 and 2005. The topic ‘Bionic Building’ was selected by [...]
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EFP Brief No. 16: The BMW Region of Ireland – 2025
The purpose of the Regional Foresight exercise was to mobilise key players in the Border, Midland and Western Region of Ireland in order to develop investment priorities for the region [...]
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EFP Brief No. 15: Production Chains 2016 – The Brazilian Technology Foresight Programme
The main objectives of the Brazilian Technology Foresight Programme or BTFP are to increase the competitiveness of economic stakeholders in specific industry sectors and to provide relevant information to public [...]
EFP Brief No. 14: Universities and the City-Region as a ‘Knowledge Capital’ 2008
The goal was to engage high profile regional decision-makers in developing a shared vision of the future of business-university linkages in the city region of Manchester. The aim was to [...]
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EFP Brief No. 13: Green Technological Foresight on Environmentally Friendly Agriculture 2024
The purpose has been to thoroughly examine those environmental challenges which agriculture will face in the future – and make policy recommendations on the efforts required to develop and promote [...]