Topics for Mutual Learning series next year. Olivier & Philine

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1 Topics for Mutual Learning series next year Olivier & Philine

2 Background For 2007 two/three thematic FOR-LEARN mutual learning workshops plus one consolidation workshop are foreseen We want to use these workshops in an optimum way addressing needs of the community and DG Research Some proposals based on: 1. Needs identified by FOR-LEARN team 2. Proposals by DG Research 3. Issues brought up within this series of WS 4. Results from group work in previous session (in italic)

3 1 Foresight in ERA Issue: Role of Foresight in ERA Guiding questions: How can Foresight support Policy definition for ERA ERA forming through moderation of stakeholder dialogue Possible Approach for ML: Assessment of Foresight practises across various ERA instruments (Networks of Excellence, Technology Platforms, ERA-NETS ) Identification of best practices Development of methodological support targeted for different types of research fields More intelligent policy design for ERA Design & implementation of policy instruments Optimisation of funding arrangement Mutual learning to establish a common language & understanding and to advance existing knowledge by synthesising knowledge FORLEARN FORSOC

4 2 Revisiting participation 1. Reflecting on the notion of participation When and for what purpose do we need wide citizens participation? How to identify the stakeholders of the future 2. How is wide citizen participation carried out? Learning from experience Success factors Cultural determinants Guidelines Also came from earlier ML ws Access to best practise ICT tools

5 3 Embedding Foresight in democracy Integration of representative and participatory decision making structures? Creating trust and democratic legitimacy Avoiding new expert culture bypassing representative decision making Deliberative democracy? Foresight as governance tool

6 4 Adaptive Foresight & strategic counselling phase From theory to practice Assessing examples Exploring experience from other instruments (transition management) Develop good practice guidelines 5 th generation (fragmented, integrated FS) Promoting greater understanding between the FS community and related community of practises involved in decision-taking policy-making process

7 5 Knowledge society Foresight Foresight as a way for society to reflect on fundamental changes associated with knowledge society/ learning society and to articulate values in connection with these transformation (Type I &) type II Questioning fundamental paradigms/ out of the box foresight Emergence of new socio-economic paradigm

8 6 Normative elements in Foresight How to address adequately choices and values

9 7 Learning from Corporate Foresight Companies Philips Daimler-Chrysler Deutsche Bank Large international organisations EADS Galileo

10 8 Learning from other communities / practises (revisiting 1 st ws Dec 05) Benchmarking Evaluation Technology Assessment Innovations studies Risk Assessment Future studies 3 ws on learning from the Academic community Neighbours (out of the niche) Policy community (subsidiarity) Promoting greater understanding between the FS community and related community of practises involved in decision-taking policymaking process

11 9 Evaluation & impact assessment FS quality assurance through peer-review & performance measurement (new indicators) Development of structured quality / credibility assurance Peer-reviewed FS processes

12 10 Weak signals New tools & communication forms Access to best practise ICT tools Emergence of new socio-economic paradigms

13 11 Feeding Foresight into Higher Education (Bologna process) Need for cross-cutting skills in scientific education Engineers & social-scientists Building futures literacy society-wide

14 Summary of possible topics 1. Foresight in ERA 2. Revisiting participation 3. Embedding Foresight in democracy 4. Adaptive Foresight & strategic counselling phase 5. Knowledge society Foresight 6. Normative elements in Foresight 7. Learning from Corporate Foresight 8. Learning from other communities / practises 9. Evaluation & impact assessment 10. Weak signals 11. Feeding Foresight into Higher education (Bologna process)