Fraunhofer future markets: From global challenges to dedicated, technological, collaborative research projects

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-244

  Cuhls, Kerstin ^a,b   Bunkowski, Alexander ^c   Behlau, Lothar ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foresight; Future markets; Global challenges; Grand challenges; Megatrends; Societal demand

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EUROPE;

EID: 84871397740     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scs018     Document Type: Article

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