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iKnow: interconnecting Knowledge for the early identification of issues, events and developments (e.g. wild cards and associated weak signals) shaping and shaking the future of science, technology and innovation (STI) in Europe and other world regions.
iKnow is aimed to interconnect and share knowledge of people who care about STI.
If you think you belong to one or more of the following groups, please join us and share your knowledge about surprising futures (i.e. wild cards) and emerging issues or seeds of change (e.g. weak signals).
- Are you a policy-maker? (concerned about local, national, EC, IGOs or INGO issues)
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- Are you a researcher? (concerned about R&D or STI-related issues)
- Are you a science fiction writer ? (mainly concerned about unforeseeable use/abuse of technologies)
- Are you a foresight or futures research practitioner ?
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ERA Dimensions
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The main objectives of the ‘State-of-art of sustainable innovation’ work package (WP2) in the CASI project are (1) to position sustainable innovation (SI) within the framework of the... -
Sustainable innovation (SI) is a wide and multifaceted concept, the complex nature and definition of which is continuous and the subject of many questions and debates. This is probably the main ... -
This report is the final version of CASI-F: A Common Framework for Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation. The framework was informed by a number of preceding tasks and includes inp... -
Discover Futures Diamond's Suite of Systems for Research and Innovation (R&I). Futures Diamond's R&I solutions are powered by Diamond Frame, a ... -
The purpose of our research is not to predict technological developments, but to identify possible areas of change, and to consider the implications for the workforce. The aim of this re... - 3809 days ago3 views
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Discovery of an alien civilization
Alien life is a recurrent question in our society, and many believe that it exists. Discovering it might happen soon as we make progress in science and astro-physicists may be able to view images of the distant planets outside ...
United Kingdom leaving the European Union
The UK might leave the European Union. This would impact the European Union as well as the United Kingdom deeply. Nonetheless this will also have a huge impact at a global level, affecting durably the relationship and cooperat...
Because of the relationship between Mexico and Guatemala about the people who constantly migrates, they decided to unify and make a safer place and respect human rights for both societies. There have been a large amount of news...
All goods and services produced or consumed by people can be ...
The growing use of technologies in production is a significant trend, along with the related structural unemployment of a considerable part of the workforce. This can result in a wild card which could be characterised as a turn...
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A version of GM wheat starts producing a chemical which alte ...
This is possible, as common food products have important effects on health and wellbeing, so a major proportion of the population could be affected
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Combine climate change with animal-borne diseases, and the l ...
there are the makings of a perfect storm. Certain conditions could come together to cause a major health epidemic or something that affects a significant sector of the agricultural business, or agricultural dependency, e.g. a w...
Google Glass - a new type of wearable computer.
According to a 16 May 2013 review in The Telegraph, Google Glass is "the computer that has both excited and worried millions. Forget the next iPad or the Samsung Galaxy S5 - Google Glass is the hottest property in today’s ov...
Rise in Vegetarianism and Veganism
Within the developed world veganism and vegetarianism has recently experienced a large increase of adherents. Vegetarianism and then veganism will be the next step in the moral development of humankind. Empathy for animals has ...
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estamos acostumbrados a pensar que solo existe un tipo de maltrato, el maltrato físico, sin embargo el maltrato psicológico puede ser más perjudicial para quien lo sufre. esta señal débil nos indica que puede convertirse e...
Life controlled by optical fiber technology
Currently more than 1.5 billion kilometers of optical fiber is deployed around the world, connecting people, businesses, communities, countries, and continents.
New technologies and the possibilities of digitalisation make innovation processes cheaper and more efficient, as they enable easy testing and evaluation – offline and online. Enterprises increasingly use digital and conventi...
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A Soured Economy Prompted a Boom in Crowdsourcing
The current global economic crisis has a pervasive impact on national economies and labour markets, resulting in increasing unemployment. Due to the fact that many unemployed workers do no longer have the chance to find a perma...
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FEATURED ARTICLE
New Horizon Scanning Hub iPad App and Community launched!
At the 2013 CfWI’s Annual Conference, we have proudly announced the launch of the Horizon Scanning Hub iPad App and the Hub Community. This is the first (and so far only!) Horizon Scanning iPad App in the world. It gives users easy access to the ideas bank and projects area of the Hub offline and on-the-go. We are...
EDITORS BLOG
Understanding Foresight and Horizon Scanning (FHS)
Futures research (including Foresight and Horizon Scanning) has emerged as a key instrument for the development and implementation of research and innovation policy. The main focus of activity has been at the national level. Governments have sought to set priorities, to build networks between science and industry and, in some cases, to change their...
