Jeong Dong Lee about South Korean industrial policy having evolved into a technology one
In half a century, South Korea has turned from an agricultural country into one of the most innovative countries in the world, currently keeping the 14th position in the Global Innovation Index 2015. Jeong Dong Lee, professor at the Seoul National University, made a presentation on the development of the South Korean innovation system at the HSE international conference “Foresight and STI Policy”. He also shared the main points of his report with the second-year students of the HSE ISSEK’s “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation” Master’s programme.
Marcio de Miranda Santos: Analysing Big Data is important to agree on “starting points” for moving on into the future
Marcio de Miranda Santos, executive director of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Management of Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE) (Brazil) spoke during his presentation at the Foresight Conference about the new tools for monitoring and analysing global and national STI trends. The presented tools allow to collect and process large volumes of data, and distribute the results among participants of foresight studies. Some of these tools were designed jointly with the Foresight Centre of the Higher School of Economics.
Ted Fuller on the humane attitude to the future and foresight practitioners’ responsibility
The first session of the Foresight Conference devoted to new trends and tools in futures studies opened with a presentation by Ted Fuller, professor at the University of Lincoln (UK) and editor-in-chief of Futures scientific journal. He analysed specific features of foresight methodology’s evolution, highlighting several drivers prompting the changes.
HSE Becomes Coordinator of International Foresight Centers Network
HSE and the Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE, Brazil) have established an International Foresight Centers Network. A letter of intent was signed on November 20, 2015, which was the final day of the International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and STI Policy’.
Looking into the future of science: 2040 and beyond
Even the most developed countries cannot develop every aspect of S&T. Prioritising the right areas for development and making resources available is determined largely by innovational leaders in the long-term, whose ability to predict future markets today is crucial for success.
HSE Conference to Discuss Foresight Research from Russia to Singapore
What should Russia’s policy be on Science and Technology? What do Russian and international foresight research results show? How is international cooperation in science developing? These are among the questions which will be discussed at the 5th annual international research conference on Foresight and STI Policy at HSE on the 18th — 20th of November.