Nordic Foresight Forum A short introduction

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Nordic Foresight ForumA short introduction

• Kristian Borch
• Per Dannemand Andersen

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Nordic Foresight Forum
A meeting place where Nordic Technology Foresight
practitioners can exchange, learn and identify
"good practicesfor prioritising in science and
technology
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Technology Foresight
Foresight involves systematic attempts to look
into the longer-term future of science,
technology, the economy, the environment and
society with a view to identifying the emerging
generic technologies and the underpinning areas
of strategic research likely to yield the
greatest economic, environmental and social
benefits. OECD
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Technology Foresight

• Foresight covers activities aiming at
• Thinking (Creativity)
• Debating (Actor participation)
• Shaping the future (Policies)

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Background

• Opportunities for mutual exchange, learning and
  identifying "good practices".
• Forsigth in all Nordic countries, but very
  different approaches in doing so
• Further more NICe has launched three foresight
  projects (on Hydrogen, Bio-medical sensors and
  ICT)
• Potential for economies of scale and scope in
  carrying out foresight projects
• Technology Foresight is recommended in
  Innovationsboken from 2004 by Nordic Council of
  Ministers

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Other Nordic Level Foresights

• Technology Foresight in the Nordic Countries.
  Aimed to clarify state-of-the-art of technology
  foresight activities in the Nordic countries
  (lead by Risø)
• Hydrogen Energy Foresight in the Nordic
  Countries. (lead by Risø)
• New project Bio-medical Sensor Foresight
• New project ICT Foresight

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Nordic Foresight Forum - Partners

• Risø National Laboratory, DK
• (Per Dannemand Andersen)
• FFRC (Finland Futures Research Centre), FIN
• (Jari Kaivo-Oja)
• VTT, FIN
• (Annele Eerola)
• RANNIS (Consult), IS
• (Thorvald Fingrimsson)
• SUBITO! ResearchFutures, N
• (Erik Øverland)
• FOI, Swedish Defence Research Institute, S
• (E. Anders Eriksson)
• IVA, Kungl. Ingenjörsakademien, S (Thomas Malmer)

• Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation,
  DK
• (Allan Skårup Kristensen)
• Teknologirådet, DK
• (Lars Klüver)
• Ministry of Trade and Industry, FIN
• (Seppo Kangaspunta)
• SITRA, FIN
• (Antti Haukamaki)
• RANNIS (Ministry), IS
• (Thorvald Fingrimsson)
• Norges Forskningsråd, N
• (Lars Ødegård)
• Innovation Norway, N
• (Svein H. Steien / Olav Bardalen)
• VINNOVA, S
• (Göran Pagels-Fick)

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Overall objectives

• This proposal has two main objectives
• To create and operate a Nordic Foresight Forum
  for technology foresight practitioners and
  researchers
• To identify best practices in the Nordic
  countries for technology foresight and similar
  methodologies for prioritising in science and
  technology

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Project Design
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Detailed Objectives

• WP 1. Nordic Foresight Forum Secretariat and
  Meetings
• Exchange of experience and learning.
• WP 2. Mapping of Nordic Foresight Actors and
  Foresight Activities
• Update mapping of Nordic foresight actors and
  description of foresight activities in the Nordic
  countries(incl new NICe projects).
• WP 3. Mapping of Nordic national research and
  innovation council systems
• Describe national (and Nordic) research and
  innovation councils and similar system and
  organisations.
• WP 4. Identifying fields of science and
  technology for possible future Nordic (i.e. NICe)
  initiatives.
• Policy advice to Nordic bodies (I.e. NICe) on
  future initiatives within ST
• Best practices for identifying possible future
  fields of ST
• WP 5 Nordic Foresight Conference and Anthology
• A Nordic foresight conference and a high quality
  Nordic foresight antholog (disseminating
  internationally)

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Forum MeetingsAll interested are welcome
budget for 5 each time
Input from Nordic ICT and Bio-med sensor TF
Input from Nordic ICT and Bio-med sensor TF