RESEARCH MATERIAL - 77
THE PROCEEDING
OF
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGY
FORESIGHT
- The approach to and the potential for New Technology Foresight -
March 2001
Science and Technology Foresight Center
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
(NISTEP)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan
Contents
- Foreword
- Summary
Opening address
- Welcome Speech
- Mr. Jiro Shibata (Director General, NISTEP, Japan)
- Introduction of APEC Center for Technology Foresight
- Dr. Chatri Sripaipan (Co-Director, APEC Center for Technology Foresight, Kingdom of Thailand)
Session " Current Foresight Activities in the World "
- Foresight in the UK
- Prof. John Wood (The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Foresight Studies in Australia
- Prof. Greg Tegart (Executive Advisor, APEC Center for Technology Foresight, Australia)
- The Application of Technology Projection Methods in Canada
- Dr. Sadiq Hasnain (Senior Advisor, National Research Council (NRC), Canada)
- Technology Foresight in Sweden
- Dr. Enrico Deiaco (Acting President, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Kingdom of Sweden)
- Current Foresight Activities in New Zealand
- Dr. Paul Reynolds (Chief Policy Advisor; Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, New Zealand)
- Changes in the US Approach to Technology Foresight and Critical Technology Assessment
- Dr. Bruce Don (Director, Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND, United States of America)
- Status and prospects of technology foresight in Germany after ten years
- Dr. Hariolf Grupp (Deputy-Director General, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, Federal Republic of Germany)
- Searching for leadership in innovation niches: Technology Foresight in Austria
- Dr. Georg Aichholzer (Deputy-Director, Institute for Technology Assessment, Austria Academy of Science, Republic of Austria)
- The 2nd Technology Forecast Survey by Delphi Approach in Korea
- Dr. Kichul Lim (Director, Division of Research Coordination, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Republic of Korea)
- A Brief Introduction of National Technology Foresight in China
- Dr. Cheng Jiayu (Super researcher, National Research Center for Science and Technology for Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of China)
- Technology Foresight in Japan -The potential and implications of DELPHI approach-
- Mr. Terutaka Kuwahara (Director, Fourth Policy-Oriented Research Group, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Japan)
Session" Multi-country Foresight Activities "
- Multi-Economy Foresight - Experience of APEC Center for Technology Foresight
- Prof. Greg Tegart (Executive Advisor, APEC Center for Technology Foresight, Australia)
- The IPTS Future Project
- Dr. Gustavo Fahrenkrog (Head of Future Project, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Union)
- Multi-country Delphi survey
- Dr. Taeyoung Shin (Director, Industrial Innovation Studies, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Republic of Korea)
- Building an APEC Technology Foresight Network
- Mr. Jacques Lyrette (Vice-President, National Research Council (NRC), Canada)
Session"Lessons for Foresight Newcomers"
- Foresight -The National Research and Technology Foresight Project
- Dr. Philemon Mjwara (Director, Technology Development, Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa)
- Technology Foresight in Hungary
- Dr. Sandor Toth (Director-General, Head of the Secretariat for Science and Technology Policy Council, Republic of Hungary)
- Lessons Learned in Technology Foresight From Developing Country Perspectives
- Dr. Malee Suwana-adth (Special Consultant, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Kingdom of Thailand)
- Authority, Legitimacy and Credibility of Technology Foresight Studies
- Dr. Chatri Sripaipan (Co-Director, APEC Center for Technology Foresight, Kingdom of Thailand)
Session " Foresight by Mode 2 approach "
- Integration of Socio-economic Needs into Technology Foresight
- Prof. Isao Karube (Director, Center for Collaborative Research, University of Tokyo, Japan)
- Third Generation Foresight - Integrating the Socio-economic Dimension
- Prof. Luke Georghiou (Professor of the University of Manchester/ Director of Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Closing address
- Closing address
- Prof. Sipphanondha Ketudat (Chairman of Board of Director, National Economic and Social Development Board of Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand)