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IETC stands for International Expertise
Transfer Committee of the Greek foresight
programme) |
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Previous
day Wednesday 14/05/2003 |
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18.00 |
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Participants' arrival to Ioannina
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Transport to hotels
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| 20.30 |
Reception
- Gala at Hotel Du Lac |
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First
day Thursday 15/05/2003 |
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09.00
– 10.15 |
Opening
Session (simultaneous translation
EN-GR)
Chairperson: V. Laopodis,
Conference chairman, EC/GSRT
Addresses from
- E.
Argyris, Vice Minister of Agriculture
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P. Papadopoulos, Sec. General of the Epirus
region
- A.
Kachrimanis, Prefect of Ioannina Prefecture
- N.
Gontas, Mayor of Ioannina
- C.
Massalas, Rector of Ioannina University
- A.
Mitsos, Director General, EC, DG Research
- P.
Sorup, Acting Director, EC, JRC/IPTS
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| 10.15
– 10.45 |
Break |
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10.45
- 12.15 |
Plenary session I
Theme: Foresight and Enlargement:
a challenge for the EU, the Candidate Countries
and foresight practitioners
Chairperson:
D. Deniozos, Secretary General
for Reasearch and Technology
Setting the scene: An Enlarged
European Research and Innovation Area, H.
Diehl, BMBF, Germany
Discussants:
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Relevance of Foresight for candidate
countries: A. Havas,
Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy
of Science (HAS), IETC
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Foresight in Malta: J.Cassingena
Harper, Policy Development Unit,
Malta
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Foresight in Czech Republic:
K. Klusacek, Technology
Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences
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Foresight in Greece:
N. Konstantopoulos, General
Secretariat for Research and Technology
- An
Enlarged Europe and the Lisbon agenda",
A.Brandsma IPTS/JRC Enlargement
project
Discussion
Rapporteur:
N.Maroulis, Logotech
SA, Greek Foresight programme
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Introducing
Poster Sessions |
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During
breaks |
Poster
Session
The coordinators and rapporteurs of the
Greek Foresight programme will defend their
first findings during the conference |
| 12.15
- 12.45 |
Break |
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12.45
- 14.00 |
Plenary
Session II
Shaping the future: the Greek Foresight
case study
Chairperson: G. Clar, EC, DG Research/K2
The Greek Foresight programme is one of
the few foresight exercises presently
running in an EU country at national level
and, in May 2003, is expected to reach
a culminant phase. By exploiting this
case, the session will be setting the
scene for further discussions on national
and regional foresight initiatives in
EU and candidate countries.
Presentations:
a. Overview of the Greek Foresight programme:
objectives, approach, deliverables
Prof. E.Koukios, Nat.
Tech. Un. Athens, GR Foresight Programme
Coordinator
b. Scenarios and themes
Prof. D.Agrafiotis, Nat. School
of Public Health, GR Foresight Programme
Committee
c. Dissemination strategies
T. Gaudin, Prospective
2010, IETC, France
Discussion: How to benefit
from other countries' experiences
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14.00
- 15.30 |
Lunch
Invited Speaker: Prof. L. Van Langenhove, UN Univ. Brugges,
“What future do we want for Science and Technology
Foresight?” |
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15.30
- 17.30 |
Parallel Sessions
Background presentations on the main topics
of the meeting |
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PS1 |
Assessing
Foresight exercises
Chairperson/Rapporteur: I. Miles,
PREST, University of Manchester, UK
The experiences of assessing / evaluating
Foresight exercises will be utilised in
this session with the aim to draw up lessons
and good practice elements. The possibility
of developing a common assessment model
between similar types of Foresight exercises
(similar scope, aim, coverage, etc) across
countries / regions will also be explored
under this session.
Speakers:
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Experiences so far:
Learning cycles (eFORESEE project), P.Crehan, Crehan &
Crussano, Belgium
- Assessment
methodologies and approaches,
L. Georghiou, PREST, Univeristy
of Manchester, UK
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Overview of the European Experience:
K.Ducatel, Institute
for Prospective Technological Studies
(IPTS-JRC), IETC
- Assessment
and Benchmaking of Natioanl Foresight
Studies: The IOFCO project: C. Roveda,
Fondatione Rosselli, Italy
Discussion:
Towards a foresight assessment model
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PS2 |
Managing
foresight knowledge pool
Chairperson: Dr W. Korte, Empirica
, Germany
This session will discuss the importance
of Information Systems/Knowledge Management
systems supporting or produced by foresight
exercises and ways to devise best practices
and create synergies
Presentations of systems from:
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a large national project:
M. Jaspers, IFOK, Germany
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a running national project:
T.Katsoulakos, K-Net
Ltd., (GR Foresight Programme)
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a national Parliament view:
M.Markkula (Committee
for the Future, Finnish Parliament)
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a cross-national view:
"Mapping Foresight in an Enlarged
EU (28 countries)", F.Scapolo,
IPTS
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an international project:
“A foresight knowledge management tool:
Foresight Profiler”, M. Butter,
TNO, Netherlands
- a
Metropolitan foresight in a regional context:
The case of the city of Krakow and the
experience transfer to the Ukraine":
Prof. A. Skulimowski,
Centre for Decision Analysis and Forecasting,
Progress & Business Foundation, Poland
Discussion:
Towards a European wide Knowledge platform
Rapporteur: E.Amanatidou,
Atlantis SA
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PS3 |
Foresight,
Science and Society
Chairperson: K. Bruland, Univ. of
Oslo, IETC, Norway
This session will focus on the role that
Foresight can play in raising the public
awareness and understanding of scientific
issues and in strengthening the role of
society in the new emerging model of 'science
and governance'.
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15.30
–17.00 |
PART
I: Sharing experiences
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V.Laopodis EC/GSRT,
GR - G.Anyfandi, Evgenidou
Foundation, GR, GR Greek “Science –
Technology – Society” initiative
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A.
Cross, CREST Science &
Society Clustering exercise, EC, DG
Research/C
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L.Kluwer, Consulting
the public; speaking of innovation,
Danish Board of Technology, IETC, DK
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R.Kneuker,
“Communicating Science Achievements”,
Former coordinator, Federal Ministry
of Education, Sciences & Culture,
Austria
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S. Pearson, Foresight
North East, Young people in Foresight,
UK
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C.
Modeer: “Young minds in Foresight”,
Jeneralsekreterare, Vetenskat &
Allmanhet, VA, c/o IVA, Sweden
Discussion |
17.00
– 17.30 |
PART
II: Towards a European Network on Foresight
& Society
Helena
Acheson, CREST Cluster no 6 Rapporteur,
IRL
Report of Cluster no 6 draft report
General
Discussion: Integrating foresight
in the social dialogue
General Rapporteur: Karl
Cunion, DTI, UK |
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PS4 |
Foresight,
Higher Education and Human Resources
Chairperson:Prof. G.Grammatikakis,
Dean of Ionian University, Greece
This session will discuss the role of university
based foresight research in connection to
national and regional foresight initiatives
and European efforts to promote the topic.
The first conclusions of the EC High Level
Expert Group on Foresight of Education-Research
relations will be presented and proposals
for an action plan will be discussed.
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E. Fontela, President
EC HLEG – ES, University of Madrid, Spain
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P. Laredo, Ecole des
Ponts & Chausses, France
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17.30 |
Rapporteur: E. Faroult, EC, DG Research/K2
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17.30
- 18.00 |
Keynote
speech
A.Tsochatzopoulos,
Minister of Development
"Building the Mediterranean 2020 vision"
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18.00
- 20.00 |
Guided
Tour to Dodoni Oracle & Ancient theatre
(all participants)
(IPTS Enlargement Project Steering Group
Meeting- By invitation only) |
20.30 |
Official
reception and Dinner at Epirus Palace Hotel |
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Second
day 16/05/2003 |
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09.00
- 09.45 |
Plenary
session III
Chairperson: Prof. Y. Katsoulakos, AUEB, Greek
TF Programme Committee
Keynote speech:
Foresight serving the development of the Knowledge
Society (Towards a European-wide Foresight
approach)
A.Mitsos, Director General,
EC, DG Research |
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09.45
- 10.45 |
Plenary
Session IV
Reports
from Parallel sessions: seed for thought:
•
I. Miles: Best practices
for foresight assessment
• E. Amanatidou: Knowledge
management in foresight
• E. Faroult: How to improve
involvement of academics
• K. Cunion: Foresight,
Science and Society
General
discussion
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10.45
– 11.15 |
Break |
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11.15
- 13.15 |
Plenary
Session V
Foresight
co-operation and ERA: Opportunities, challenges
and limitations in co-operation
Chairperson:
P. Sorup, Acting Director, EC, JRC/IPTS
“What instruments for cooperation in foresight
?”
This session will build upon the existing
experiences of collaboration at cross -
national, cross - regional, sectoral and
social actors levels under Foresight-related
projects with the aim to explore the circumstances
factors, under which such cooperation is
feasible and useful, along with the opportunities,
challenges and limitations for it in an
enlarged EU.
Short
Presentations:
•
A north - south collaboration example:
eFORESEE: Cyprus, Malta, Estonia, R.Tonnison,
Estonia
• A candidate countries scheme:
FORETECH: Bulgaria and Romania, J.Damianova,
IRC Bulgaria
• Regional approach to Foresight:
Kristine Niclas/O.Renn,
Centre for Technology Assessment, Germany
• A thematic collaboration:
FISTERA for IST: J.C.Burgelman,
IPTS/JRC
• European Knowledge Society Foresight
- EUFORIA project: T.Kauppinnen,
European Foundation of Working, Living Conditions
and Industrial Relations
• Euro-Perspectives in the Mediterranean
region: F. Goux-Baudiment,
euroProspective, France
Discussion:
Instruments for reinforced co-operation
Rapporteur:
P.Caracostas, EC, DG Research/K2
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13:15
- 14:00 |
Plenary
Session VI
Chairperson:
P.Caracostas, EC, DG Research/K2
V.
Laopodis, EC/GSRT: Introduction of the “Ioannina
Manifesto for Cooperation in Foresight”
Discussion
and Approval of the Ioannina Manifesto |
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14.00 - 14:30 |
Closing
session
Chairperson:
A.Mitsos, EC, Director General for Research
Final
conclusions: D.Deniozos, Secretary General
for Research and Technology
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14.30
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Closing
of the conference - Transport to hotels |
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