Technology Foresight: International Experience

Forthcoming in International Journal of Technology Management Special issue on technology foresight Foresight for European Coordination: Developing National Priorities for the Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform

Although foresight has become increasingly relevant at the international level, little methodological attention has been given to the challenges that arise from the geographical dispersion of participants or the consideration of their national and regional idiosyncrasies. In this paper, we address these challenges in connection with coordination tools for the 'Open Method of Coordination' – mos...

Technology Foresight: The ASTEC Shipping Partnership's Experience with the Delphi Survey

Quality Of Data, Information And Knowledge In Technology Foresight Processes

Futures research means observation and understanding of today’s operational environment as well as identification and positioning of future opportunities. Lots of technology foresight and assessment initiatives are being made, probably in virtually all countries of the world. Articles concerning foresight rarely include assessments of what kind of materials they are based on. If they do, descri...

Application of Technology Foresight Strategy in Innovation Activity

The methodological tool of the technology foresight strategy in innovation activity which is based on the new expert estimation principles and software for processing the results of the foresight under the real conditions are proposed. Obviously, this strategy should determine the main development directions of strategically important industries, the prospects of competitiveness products, the s...

Technology Forecasting and Foresight: pedantry or disciplined vision?

The series constitute 'ideas in progress,' after the notion described by I.J. Good in 'The Scientist Speculates.' Good also describes ideas about ideas as 'partly baked ideas' believing that " ... it is often better to be stimulating and wrong than boring and right. " While the papers do not take this tenet as an excuse for licence at the expense of rigour, they are exploratory and the ideas ma...