Advancing Foresight Methodologies: Exploring new ways to explore the future

'Foresight' is a broad term that covers many ways to think about the future. The main objective of this action is to develop certain aspects of foresight methodology so as to ensure their systematic use and optimisation of benefits. The key areas addressed are underlying theories, the identification of seeds of change, the integration of narratives and numbers in models and the enhancement of learning between researchers, decision makers and the public.

The investment in this project by its participants is estimated as Euro 6.5 million per year in 2002 prices. The European Science Foundation's small contribution to this is vital in facilitating the collaboration.

Members of the COST A22 action can click on the 'members area' using your password to access and upload details of events and publications etc.
Non-members can learn more from the links above and also are invited to join the mailing list for updates.
Application to join the Action should first be made to the country representative on the Management Committee (see link above).

Chairs of the action are:
Chair: Prof. Ted Fuller
Vice chair: Mr. Peter de Smedt

Find information on the actions final conference in Athens 9 - 11 July 2007 here.

The COST website for the action can be found here

Read the Memorandum of Understanding for the action in your webbrowser or download a PDF version of this document.

This homepage is managed by one of the partners in the action at the Technical University of Denmark, Ulrik Jørgensen.