Dr Rafael Popper
Principal Scientist (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd)
Innovation Director & CEO (Futures Diamond Ltd)Rafael Popper's contributions to iKnow
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Dr Popper has worked as expert or consultant for the European Commission, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank, United Nations Economic and Social Council, UN-REDD, among others. He has also been Director of iKnow; Leader of the Mapping activities of the European Foresight Platform (EFP) and Principal Investigator of MIoIR Horizon Scanning activities in the Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI).
Dr Popper has been Scientific Coordinator and Principal Investigator in several European Union funded foresight initiatives and his main areas of work include: ‘foresight’ as an instrument of policy, the development of foresight and horizon scanning methodology, the design of forward-looking activities and their evaluation. He has been member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Rationales for the European Research Area and other foresight advisory boards.
As for his teaching, Rafael has been Co-Director of postgraduate courses on foresight at the University of Manchester and Co-Director of Executive Education courses for Foresight organisers, sponsors and practitioners. He has been guest lecturer in many European and Latin American countries and he has designed and delivered short courses and keynote speeches for a large variety of audiences in the public, private and academic sectors.
Finland• Security
• Space
• Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
• Transport (including aeronautics)
• Environment (including Climate Change)
• Energy
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
• ICT - Information & communication technologies
• Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
• Health
• Cooperation
• Science and society
• Regions
• Infrastructures
• Security and freedom
• Solidarity and the responsible management of resources
• Prosperity in a knowledge intensive society
• Relevant for intergovernmental non-commercial external organisations (e.g. European Union, United Nations, OECD)
• Focused on a general area of commercial interest to business and/or industry
• Applied in a commercial context
ACTIVITIES AND AREAS OF INTEREST
FP7 Themes | Health
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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... -
The fourth issue of Future workforce matters focuses on integration in health and social care. Articles include: Learning from experience: Steps for the future workforce to consider in an integr... -
Agenda 2020 is an ambitious plan to position Ireland as a global knowledge leader, a society with scientific and engineering research at its core, driving economic, social and cultural developme... -
The third issue of Future workforce matters focuses on innovations and technologies in health and social care. Articles include: At the cutting edge: How telehealth works at Airedale NHS Fo... -
The second issue of Future workforce matters focuses on public health and includes: A confident and skilled workforce in social care: How will the adult social care workforce of the future ... - 5532 days ago1040 views
A highly infectious and lethal virus appears and spreads out around the world fast due to the high mobility of the world population. The number of casualties is high and rises constantly, leading to massive social problems. The...
As a result of continuous global warming, the UK becomes one of the preferred tourist destinations as water temperatures raise to 25 degrees and the climate becomes as warm as in the Caribbean.
Memory enhancing drugs allow massive absorption of informati ...
E.g. the vocabulary of a language
Near 50% of the European Framework Programme for Research and Technology Development funding is directed towards age-related issues.
Higher moral standards prevail and induce the end of animal experiments for pharmaceutical as well as for cosmetic products in the EU.
Breast milk ice cream goes on sale in Covent Garden
Mrs Hiley, 35, said if adults realised how tasty breast milk was more new mothers would be encouraged to breastfeed. Each serving of Baby Gaga at Icecreamists costs £14. Mrs Hiley's milk was expressed on site and pasteurised b...
Nanoparticles have a potential to contribute to air pollution
Recent research suggests that systemic access of ultrafine insoluble particles may induce adverse reactions in the cardiovascular system, and other organs.
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Calls to standardise nanomaterials and methods for monitorin ...
Some recent studies demonstrate that results obtained with specific assays for toxicity may have been invalidated by the presence of investigated nanoparticles leading to false-positive outcomes.
New drugs are continuously introduced. The drug consumption of legal and illegal drugs to improve one´s performance rises (neuro-enhancement). The consumption has already risen immensely: legal forms of amphetamine are given t...
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