The targeted and unforeseen impacts of foresight on innovation policy: the eFORESEE Malta case study

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-103

  Cassingena Harper, Jennifer ^a   Georghiou, Luke ^b  

^a Malta Council for Science and Technology   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accession; adaptive; creative; evaluation; foresight; innovation policy; Malta; transition; unforeseen impacts society

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949084434     PISSN: 17402816     EISSN: 17402824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijfip.2005.007597     Document Type: Article

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25. Members were the EU Project Officer for the eFORESEE project, Dr Guenter Clar and Professor Luke Georghiou supported by the Project Coordinator, Dr Patrick Crehan