Coping with a fast-changing world: Towards new systems of future-oriented technology analysis

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-165

  Weber, K Matthias ^a   Harper, Jennifer Cassingena ^b   Könnölä, Totti ^c   Barceló, Vicente Carabias ^d  

^a AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Malta Council for Science and Technology   (Malta)

^c Impetu Solutions   (Spain)

^d ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disruptions; Future oriented technology analysis; Institutionalisation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; DECISION MAKING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84871391709     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scs012     Document Type: Article

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