The development of technology foresight: A review

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1448-1456

  Miles, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foresight; Innovation policy; Innovation studies; Technological forecasting

Indexed keywords

FORESIGHT; INNOVATION POLICY; INNOVATION STUDIES; INNOVATION SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY TOOLS; TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT; TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

INNOVATION;

FORECASTING METHOD; INNOVATION; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EUROPE;

EID: 78149410113     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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