MCST - eFORESEE Mission Statement

Foresight Action - The Title of the Action

The title of this foresight action is 'Knowledge Futures in ICT and Education'

Definition of Objectives

The Core Objective:

O1: To elaborate a vision for Malta as an advanced knowledge economy in 2020 whose main resource is its ability to develop human capital in new economy skills all round the world from a Mediterranean base.

Other objectives of this action are to:

• O2: Guide the decision-making of MCST's input into the National Development plan (2003-2006).
• O3: Mobilise public-private sector partnerships to take action on business opportunities.
• O4: Revitalise old networks (NSIT) and stimulate the formation of new networks (cross-disciplinary and cross-secoral, involving new kinds of players such as management and HR consultants, researchers and educators).
• O5: To explore foresight methodology and approaches and record the process.

Definition of Success Criteria

This exercise will be considered to have been a success if we can achieve the following goals:

• SC1: Develop high quality scenarios and action plans worthy of publication.
• SC2: Identify textual modifications or inputs to the NDP resulting from this exercise. A specific reference to the results of this exercise and follow-up activities in the NDP.
• SC3: Identify the formation of new public-private partnerships that form to take action on business opportunities identified via this exercise. (This should be clear from the action plans).
• SC4: Involve new actors beyond the established players in the ICT and Education domain (consultants, private sector education and training institutes, people from the media, games, psychology or other industry sectors).
• SC5: Record in a detailed way the process of consultation and consensus building and all processes of the foresight pilot from preparation to implementation and evaluation.