"Foresight is a systematic and participatory process, in which information on multiple futures is gathered and analyzed for long term vision building in order to influence present day decisions and to mobilize networks for harmonized actions."

What is ForSociety

ForSociety ERA-Net is a sustainable and dynamic network, where national foresight programme managers co-ordinate their activities and - on the basis of shared knowledge on relevant issues, methodologies, legal and financial frameworks - regularly develop and implement efficient trans-national foresight programmes that significantly enrich both the national and the European research and innovation systems.

3rd Foresight Conference
ForSociety ERA-Net addresses the following strategic objectives:
  1. Realise a sustained coordination between the national foresight programmes, through which their quality and impact is improved, their European content is enhanced, and trans-national programmes emerge.
  2. Avoid compartmental approaches in emerging fields of research in Europe and thus deliver strategic guidance for the realisation of ERA.
  3. Develop a system of national foresights in Europe, which contributes to the realisation of ERA by shaping the future of research towards societal needs and concerns.
  4. Develop a European foresight culture, which strengthens future oriented thinking among policy makers and enhances the participation of all relevant stakeholder groups in the decision-making processes.

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  • About Foresight

    Definition
    What is foresight?
    State of the Art
    Learn about the on-going research on foresight

  • The Project

    ForSociety ERA-Net is a coordination action supported under the 6th Framework Programme of the EC.

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  • The Partners

    The consortium consists of nineteen organisations from fifteen countries.

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  • Knowledge Base

    The Knowledge Base contains reports, case studies, papers and other usefull material.

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EFMN Network
The ForSociety Project fact-sheet Future Dialogues
ForSociety Newsletter 2

What's New

  • 08 May 2008

    Knowledge for Growth

    Conference "Knowledge for Growth: European Strategies in the Global Economy" - Toulouse, France, 7-9 July 2008
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  • 08 May 2008

    European Research Area

    Press release on the final results of the Public Consultation on the Green Paper "The European Research Area: New Perspectives"
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  • 14 March 2008

    3rd Int'l Conf. on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis

    Seville, Spain 16-17 October 2008.
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