Archive for the ‘Space’ Category
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
This exercise was part of an EU FP7 Blue Skies Project aimed at piloting, developing and testing in real situations a foresight methodology designed to bring together key stakeholders for the purpose of exploring longer term challenges and building a shared vision that could guide the development of the relevant European research agenda. This approach was applied to the theme of “Breakthrough technologies for the security of supply of critical minerals and metals in the EU economy”.
EFP Brief No. 181_Technologies for EU Minerals Supply
Tags: aerospace, agriculture, culture, energy, global governance, green technologies, health and safety, recycling, transport, water, wind turbines
Posted in brief, China, Energy, Environment (including climate change), EU, Finland, FP7 Themes, France, Geography, Germany, Global, Health, Poland, Space, Time Horizon, United Kingdom, until 2030 | Comments Off
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Although the term ‘Singularity’ or ‘Technological singularity’ has already infatuated both the scientific and the science fiction com-munity alike throughout the 20th century, there is reason enough to report about the ongoing activities in this area. So far it is possible to distinguish between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related issues and the prospective fusion of emerging technologies such as nano-, bio-, information and cognitive technologies (NBIC) – also referred to as converging technologies. It is assumed that there will be an immense technological and consequently economic shift once those technologies surpass the boundaries of human intelligence in the 21st century.
EFMN Brief No. 114 – Singularity
Tags: artificial intelligence, biology, construction, converging technologies, electronics, fuel cell, hydrogen, manufacturing, media, medicine, NBIC, physics, robotics, services, software
Posted in brief, Energy, FP7 Themes, Geography, Global, Health, Nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials, new production technologies, Socio-economic sciences and the humanities, Space, Time Horizon, until 2050 | Comments Off
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation conducted a foresight exercise aimed at identifying national S&T priorities and developing the list of critical technologies. The study was organized on a new methodological basis compared to the two previous exercises undertaken in 1996 and 2002. The results obtained were used as a background for the Federal Science and Technology Programme.
EFMN Brief No. 79 – Russian Critical Technologies 2015
Tags: consumption, education, electricity, gas, health care, human resources, hydrogen, manufacturing, mechatronics, medicine, microelectronics, microsystems, polymers, safety, services, software, terrorism, waste, water
Posted in brief, Energy, Environment (including climate change), Food, agriculture and fisheries, biotechnology, FP7 Themes, Geography, Health, Information and communication technologies (ICT), Nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials, new production technologies, National, Russia, Security, Socio-economic sciences and the humanities, Space, Time Horizon, Transport (including aeronautics), until 2015 | Comments Off
Friday, May 6th, 2011
The purpose of the project was to analyse the scientific strengths of the EU compared to the USA and Japan in the field of ‘converging technologies’ with the aim of informing and influencing the European research agenda.
EFMN Brief No. 40 – Converging Technologies
Tags: biology, cognitive science, converging technologies, electronics, health care, knowledge society, medicine, NBIC, neuroscience, photonics, roadmap, robotics, sensors, services, terrorism
Posted in brief, EU, Food, agriculture and fisheries, biotechnology, FP7 Themes, Geography, Health, Information and communication technologies (ICT), Nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials, new production technologies, Security, Socio-economic sciences and the humanities, Space, Time Horizon, Transport (including aeronautics), until 2010 | Comments Off
Friday, May 6th, 2011
‘Vision 2023: Strategies for Science and Technology’ is a national project aimed at providing Turkish stakeholders with a vision for the development of science and technology vision in Turkey over a period of 20 years. It involved comprises four strands: Technology Foresight, Technological Capacity, R+D Manpower and R+D Infrastructure. The Technology Foresight strand provided the backbone of the Vision 2023 project. The remaining three programmes supporting the Foresight strand by collecting data on the existing science, technology and innovation capacity, hard data on R+D manpower as well as R+D infrastructure, as well as an inventory of national technology assets and an overview of the institutional and legal framework for research prevailing at this time.
EFMN Brief No. 39 – Turkish S+T Vision 2023
Tags: automotive, biology, chemicals, construction, education, electronics, environmental technologies, human resources, hydrogen, mechatronics, media, natural resources, roadmap, robotics, sensors, software, sustainability, textiles, tourism, universities, water
Posted in brief, Energy, Environment (including climate change), Food, agriculture and fisheries, biotechnology, FP7 Themes, Geography, Health, Nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials, new production technologies, National, Socio-economic sciences and the humanities, Space, Time Horizon, Transport (including aeronautics), Turkey, until 2020 | Comments Off
Friday, May 6th, 2011
The Third Korean Foresight Exercise entitled ‘Future Perspectives and Technology Foresight for Korea – Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for Korea’s Economy and Society’ represents the most comprehensive effort to date by the Korean government in the field of S&T foresight. Capitalizing on previous studies conducted in 1994 and 1999 its chief purpose is to chart the future of Korean society and technology and link peoples future needs to innovations in science and in research. Systemic in both character and methodology this Third Korean Foresight Exercise accelerates Korea’s evolution towards a knowledge society.
EFMN Brief No. 36 – Korea 2030
Tags: aging population, chemicals, climate, cognitive science, consumption, corporate, defense, education, entertainment, IT, knowledge society, manufacturing, marine, medicine, natural resources, safety, satellite, services, shipbuilding, thermonuclear fusion
Posted in brief, Energy, Environment (including climate change), Food, agriculture and fisheries, biotechnology, FP7 Themes, Geography, Health, Information and communication technologies (ICT), Korea, Nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials, new production technologies, National, Security, Socio-economic sciences and the humanities, Space, Time Horizon, until 2030 | Comments Off
Friday, May 6th, 2011
Every five years Japan conducts a large national foresight exercise to gain new information and update insights gained from previous foresight activities. One of the most important elements of these foresight exercises is a comprehensive Delphi survey involving more than 2,200 independent experts from different disciplines. The results of this whole process serve as inputs for policy-making and provide valuable information for all interested parties including stakeholders from companies and students. In the eighth Japanese national foresight exercise a wider approach was adopted. This exercise included a study on rapidly developing technologies, scenario development and a demand-oriented study.
Tags: arts, chemicals, chemistry, cities, climate, construction, education, electronics, entertainment, housing, human resources, IT, manufacturing, marine, medicine, physics, recycling, safety, satellite, services, social science, solar cells, waste, water
Posted in brief, Energy, Environment (including climate change), Food, agriculture and fisheries, biotechnology, FP7 Themes, Geography, Health, Information and communication technologies (ICT), Nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials, new production technologies, National, Security, Socio-economic sciences and the humanities, Space, Time Horizon, Transport (including aeronautics) | Comments Off
