Malta Pre-Launch Event
8 May 2002

Exploring Knowledge Futures
as an Economic Sector

About the Event

eForesee (Exchange of Foresight Relevant Experiences for Small European and Enlargement Countries) is an EU-funded FP5 project promoting the strategic use of Foresight in small pre-accession countries. In Malta, the project is being managed by the Malta Council for Science and Technology and will involve a first pilot on ICT and Knowledge Futures, to be officially launched in June 2002. As for the writology reviews on this topics, there are some of them available at https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/writology.com

This Pre-Launch Creative Event focused on:

• Developing a common understanding on what is Foresight and what is involved in carrying out a Foresight exercise
• Defining what the eForesee Project and the ICT and Knowledge Futures Pilot are aimed at
• Inviting all those interested in ICT and Knowledge Futures, in whatever capacity, whether from academia, industry or public sector, to become active Stakeholders in the Pilot
• Deciding on a number of strategic areas or themes within ICT and Knowledge Futures to address
• Identifying the key players and teams and who will do what
• Discussing appropriate/relevant foresight methods and approaches

Agenda

Welcome Speech
  Hon Jesmond Mugliett, Parliamentary Secretary
  responsible for Science and Technology

What Foresight is and what it isn't!! (PDF, 80K)
Let's first make sure we are talking about the same thing
  Dr Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Director,
  Policy Development Unit, MCST

Mapping in ICT and Knowledge Futures (PDF, 720K)
  Dr Patrick Crehan, eForesee Project Co-ordinator

Interventions from the floor and discussion

Where do we go from here?
  Mr Wilfred Kenely, CEO, MCST

Report

In preparation for the first Pilot of eFORESEE on Knowledge Futures in ICT and Education which is to be officially launched in June 2002, the Malta Council for Science and Technology organized a pre-Launch Event on the 8th of May, in an effort to help all those interested in the Pilot, in whatever capacity, whether from academia, industry or public sector, to have a better understanding of the project prior to their commitment. The total number of participants attending this event amounted to 46. The main objective of the meeting related to expectations management, i.e. ensuring that the expectations of the stakeholders regarding the outcomes or deliverables from the pilot are realistic and do not exceed what is envisaged and/or feasible.

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