The UK technology foresight programme: An assessment of expert estimates

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 869-879

  Brandes, Felix ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delphi; Evaluation; Expert panels; Forecasting; Foresight; Gaming; Optimism; Survey

Indexed keywords

DELPHI; EVALUATION; EXPERT PANELS; FORESIGHT; GAMING; OPTIMISM;

PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TECHNOLOGY;

SURVEYS;

DELPHI ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67651183642     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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