Integrating Technological and Societal Aspects of ICT in Foresight Exercises

Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis Nr. 2, 12. Jg., Juni 2003 Seite 67 sation of knowledge and the linking to policymaking should take place as well as the cultural diffusion of foresight. In the near future, a call for ideas will follow, also events that should address geo-political challenges, e.g. the European model of society, and a guide to foresight exercises in FP6. Instead of strict rules of doing foresight, which should secure quality and reputation, he preferred the “learning by doing” approach and the accumulation of experiences. Here, the key issue is the evaluation of foresight impacts to legitimate foresight exercises. In particular, the learning impacts in decisionmaking should be elaborated and demonstrated. At the end of the conference, the revised “Ioannina Manifesto” was presented and agreed upon by the participants (see conference website quoted at the beginning of this article). It mainly describes the will to cooperate in foresight and its different types.