The Shape of Things to Come in the IST Sector : Trends, Shifts and Diversity

• Research unit: COST
• Project number: C04.0273

Key words (English)

Information and communication technologies; Information Society; foresight; technology assessment; scenarios; weak signals

Research programs (English)

COST-Action A22 - Foresight Methodologies - Exploring new ways to explore the future

Short description (English)

The research project will consist in designing and carrying out a combination of Technology Assessment and foresight methodological exercises in order to 1) enhance our perception and anticipation capabilities of how things might change in the sector of Information Society technologies and 2) how this research effort might contribute to key COST A22 methodological concerns.

Partners and International Organizations (English)

BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IL, IT, MT, NL, NO, PT, RO, SE, SK, UK

Abstract (English)

The research project has consisted in designing and carrying out a combination of Technology Assessment and foresight methodological exercises in order to 1) enhance our perception and anticipation capabilities of how things might change in the sector of Information Society technologies and 2) how this research effort might contribute to key COST A22 methodological concerns.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: COST-DB of the State Secretariat for Education and Research Hallwylstrasse 4 CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland Tel. [phone] Swiss Project-Number: C04.0273