Chapter 37: Future-oriented technology assessment (FTA): developments via foresight and anticipation

The evolution of FTA (technology foresight, technology forecasting and technology assessment), foresight and anticipation in policymaking reflects a fragmentation that underrates their benefits to policy design and implementation. This shows the need to push for a revived and more integrated role of...

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Hauptverfasser: Scapolo, Fabiana, Cagnin, Cristiano, Vesnić-Alujević, Lucia, Polvora, Alexandre, Nascimento, Susana
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Cagnin, Cristiano
Vesnić-Alujević, Lucia
Polvora, Alexandre
Nascimento, Susana
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Nascimento, Susana
Polvora, Alexandre
Scapolo, Fabiana
Vesnić-Alujević, Lucia
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description The evolution of FTA (technology foresight, technology forecasting and technology assessment), foresight and anticipation in policymaking reflects a fragmentation that underrates their benefits to policy design and implementation. This shows the need to push for a revived and more integrated role of FTA. This is especially the case when dealing with technology within policy circles. The recent institutionalisation of foresight inside the European Commission at higher political levels has contributed to fostering a foresight and anticipatory culture for policy design and implementation that opens new opportunities for FTA, including in terms of further expanding resilience and readiness to change. However, the slow evolution of FTA as a discipline hampers its ability to function as an enabler for shaping desired futures while building capacity for anticipation and for embracing uncertainties as the future unfolds. The chapter brings to the fore key questions that remain to be answered by practitioners, researchers and policy makers before FTA can fulfil such a promise.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1462542024-10-17T08:54:28Z Chapter 37: Future-oriented technology assessment (FTA): developments via foresight and anticipation Scapolo, Fabiana Cagnin, Cristiano Vesnić-Alujević, Lucia Polvora, Alexandre Nascimento, Susana FTA; Foresight; Anticipation; Policymaking; EU PDK The evolution of FTA (technology foresight, technology forecasting and technology assessment), foresight and anticipation in policymaking reflects a fragmentation that underrates their benefits to policy design and implementation. This shows the need to push for a revived and more integrated role of FTA. This is especially the case when dealing with technology within policy circles. The recent institutionalisation of foresight inside the European Commission at higher political levels has contributed to fostering a foresight and anticipatory culture for policy design and implementation that opens new opportunities for FTA, including in terms of further expanding resilience and readiness to change. However, the slow evolution of FTA as a discipline hampers its ability to function as an enabler for shaping desired futures while building capacity for anticipation and for embracing uncertainties as the future unfolds. The chapter brings to the fore key questions that remain to be answered by practitioners, researchers and policy makers before FTA can fulfil such a promise. Published 2024-10-17T08:54:19Z 2024-10-17T08:54:19Z 2024-10-15 chapter 9781035310685 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/146254 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-technology-assessment-9781035310678.html https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781035310685/book-part-9781035310685-53.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing 10.4337/9781035310685.00053 10.4337/9781035310685.00053 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 9781035310685 Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK open access
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Polvora, Alexandre
Nascimento, Susana
Chapter 37: Future-oriented technology assessment (FTA): developments via foresight and anticipation
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