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UNIDO TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT MANUAL

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Technology foresight (TF) is regarded as the most upstream element of the technology development process. It provides inputs for the formulation of technology policies and strategies that guide the development of the technological infrastructure. In addition, technology foresight pro- vides support to innovation, and incentives and assistance to enterprises in the domain of technology management and technology transfer, leading to enhanced competitiveness and growth.
TF has increasingly been recognized worldwide as a powerful instrument for establishing common views on future development strategies among policy-making bodies, bridging the pres- ent with the future. Its unique feature stems from a wide participation of a large number of stakeholders and experts, namely, the government, science, industry and civil society.
The application of TF has become of crucial importance for strengthening the transition process in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries and the Newly Independent States (NIS) in narrowing their competitive gap in the global economy.
In response to requests by member countries, UNIDO is implementing a global initiative on TF that draws on regional initiatives. The result will be the capability of using TF as a practi- cal tool in designing policies and strategies that exploit emerging and critical technologies for the benefit of countries with economies in transition.
Although technology development planning was traditionally carried out by the State, the change of socio-economic systems in the CEE/NIS region necessitates the introduction of a new approach for consensus building and decision making encapsulated in TF processes. Applied at the national and regional levels, these processes would allow the countries in this region to benefit from the globalization process and integration of the region’s economies in Europe and the global market. In the CEE/NIS region some countries such as the Chech Republic and Hungary made efforts to promote TF at the national level, and increasingly more governments recognize the need for a regional approach, which can contribute in shaping a regional long- term development vision in cross-country areas.

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UNIDO TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT MANUAL

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Vienna : UNITED NATIONS., 2005

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1-288

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English

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1st Edtion

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Technology

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