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eFORESEE Workshop on Foresight Basics

Radisson SAS Hotel, St Georges Bay, Malta

Carlson Suite

24-26 July 2002 Malta

Target Audience:

This workshop is targeted mainly at eFORESEE pilot experts and stakeholders in Malta and a number of foresight practitioners from abroad. A restricted number of places will also be open to others generally interested in foresight. You can contact the editors from the best writing service and make sure your project is completed in time.

Invited Speakers:

Hon Jesmond Mugliett, Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Science and Technology
Prof Luke Georghiou, Professor of Science & Technology Policy and Management. Executive Director of PREST (University of Manchester)
Dr Attila Havas, United Nations University Institute on New Technologies (Maastricht)
Dr Mario Zappacosta, Futures Team, EU Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technology Studies (Seville)
Dr Patrick Crehan, Crehan, Kusano and Associates (Belgium)
Dr Andries Brandsma, Enlargement Futures Project, EU Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technology Studies (Seville)
Dr Turgut Tumer, TUBITAK (Turkey)
Ms Nerissa Sultana, Workers Participation Development Centre, University of Malta

Workshop Presentations

Attendees

Programme

Wednesday 24 July Morning

Opening Session

09.00	Welcome by Hon Jesmond Mugliett, Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Science and Technology
09.15	Introduction of speakers and participants

Session 1: Using Foresight for National STI Policy-making (the Accession Challenge)

This session will focus on how foresight can be used to provide an important input into the formulation/updating of STI Policy and preparation for the Accession Challenge. The session will provide insights into how to decide on the appropriate scoping of foresight to national context and the process of developing realistic objectives and mission statement.

09.45	Policy Rationales and Objectives by Prof Luke Georghiou, PREST
10.45	Coffee/Tea Break
11.15	Foresight and the Accession Challenge by Dr Attila Havas (UNU INTECH)
12.15	Roundtable discussion on Deciding on different kinds of foresight (Technology vs Social) Scoping foresight ?? setting the objectives, mission statement Linkage to STI Policy and key decision-makers
12.45	Snack lunch

Wednesday 24 July Afternoon

Session 2: Learning from Relevant Foresight Experiences in the EU and EU15+

This session will focus on lessons to be learnt from foresight studies carried out within the EU and EU15+, particularly those focused on small catch-up economies. Focus on examples related to ICT, Knowledge Futures, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Environment.

13.45	EU Foresight by Dr Mario Zappacosta (EU JRC IPTS)
14.35	Foresight in the UK by Prof Luke Georghiou, PREST
15.30	Tea/Coffee Break
16.00	The Enlargement Futures Project by Dr Andries Brandsma (EU JRC IPTS)
16.50	Questions and Discussion
20:00	Welcome Drinks at Villa Bighi, Kalkara

Thursday 25 July Morning

Session 3: Appropriate Foresight Approaches and Tools for Small Economies

This session will focus on adapting foresight tools to the particular needs of small catch-up economies and countries in the accession phase. Are some tools more appropriate for these countries?

09.00	Questions and discussion from Day 1
09.30	Introduction on appropriate approaches and tools for accession countries by Dr Attila Havas (UNU/INTECH)
10.15	Co-nomination and mapping of expertise by Ms Nerissa Sultana (WPDC, UoM)
10.45	Coffee/Tea Break
11.15	Presentation on scenarios by Dr Patrick Crehan (Crehan, Kusano and Associates) Roundtable discussion and exchange of experiences on Desk-based research: what to cover and how to go about it Stakeholder-mapping and co-nomination process: Expert Panels and Questionnaires Scenarios Delphi
12.45	Snack lunch

Thursday 25 July Afternoon

Session 4: Making the Most of Foresight Outputs

Given the accession pressures affecting candidate countries, how can foresight results and outputs be made more effective and visible? This session will consider the challenges of effective dissemination and implementation of results in the candidate country context.

13.45	Assessing the outputs of foresight-type activity in Malta(1994) by Dr Jennifer Cassingena Harper
14.15	The launch of the Turkish Foresight Programme by Dr Turgut Tumer (TUBITAK)
15.00	Tea/Coffee Break
15.30	Roundtable discussion on Disseminating the results Potential outputs and follow-up policy action Evaluation Foresight embedding

Friday 26 July

Session 5: Designing a Foresight Exercise: From theory to practice

This session will focus on case studies of ongoing pilot actions in Malta, Estonia and Cyprus within the eFORESEE project. The session will focus on problem-solving and sharing of experiences in the design and implementation of a foresight exercise.

09.00	Introduction to Practical session
09.15	Practical session
10.30	Coffee/tea break
11.00	Presentations on country pilots
11.45	Roundable discussion
12.45	Closing of workshop

There is a nominal participation fee of Lm 30 or 75 Euros per participant. Cheques should be made payable to the Malta Council for Science and Technology and forwarded to Malta Council for Science and Technology, Villa Bighi, Bighi, Kalkara CSP 11, Malta)

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