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- Practical guide for foresight at all levels of governance and strategy making
- Introduces most up-to-date foresight tools and techniques and illustrates their uses with case examples
- Authors with great wealth of experience in designing, organising and managing foresight exercises
Part of the book series: Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STAIS)
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Ian Miles is Head of the Laboratory of Economics of Innovation at Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow, and Professor of Technological Innovation and Social Change at Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), Manchester Business School. He graduated in Psychology from the University of Manchester and received a higher Doctorate in Social Science from the same University. He previously worked at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex. His research includes studies of service innovation and knowledge-intensive business services, Foresight and futures studies, information technology innovation and social indicators. He has published 12 authored books, 12 edited books, 100 journal articles and over 200 reports and book chapters.<
Ozcan Saritas is Research Professor at the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economicsof Knowledge, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Moscow; a Senior Research Fellow at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), Manchester Business School; and the editor of Foresight: the journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policy. Ozcan’s research focuses on innovation research with particular emphasis on socioeconomic and technological Foresight. With a PhD from the “Foresight and Prospective Studies Programme” of the University of Manchester, Ozcan has introduced novel concepts like “Systemic Foresight Methodology (SFM)”, which has been applied successfully to address long-term issues and Grand Challenges involved in Sustainable Development, Renewable Energies, ICTs, Nanotechnologies, Higher Education and Developmental Studies. More information on Ozcan’s research and publications can be found at www.systemicforesight.com
Professor Alexander Sokolov is Deputy Director of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge and Director of the International Foresight Centre at the Higher School of Economics (HSE). He authored over 120 publications in Russia and internationally devoted to Foresight and S&T&I policies, managed several national S&T foresight exercises in Russia, participated in dozens of international projects and a number of high-level expert groups at the OECD and other international organisations.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Foresight for Science, Technology and Innovation
Authors: Ian Miles, Ozcan Saritas, Alexander Sokolov
Series Title: Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32574-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32572-9Published: 06 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81318-9Published: 20 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32574-3Published: 29 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2570-1509
Series E-ISSN: 2570-1517
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 270
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: R & D/Technology Policy, Innovation/Technology Management, Public Administration, Operations Research/Decision Theory