Foresight on Demand

Foresight towards the 2nd Strategic Plan of Horizon Europe

FOD 2nd Strategic Plan HE

FOD I Completed
Client
DG RTD
Lead organisation
AIT
Year
2021
Start date
2021-07-16
Duration
12 months

Project summary

This foresight study aimed at supporting the development of the Strategic Plan of Horizon Europe (2025-2027), by providing early-stage strategic intelligence and sense-making that could contribute novel elements to the processes of strategic planning. The study, which was launched in mid-2021 and lasted almost two years, has been the most widely engaging foresight exercise yet aiming to support EU R&I policy. Through this broad engagement, the study did not only develop intelligence for the 2nd Strategic Plan of Horizon Europe but also contributed to the development of an EU R&I foresight community hosted by futures4europe.eu, one that is an asset for future R&I policies across Europe. About 300 additional experts contributed to the project through its numerous workshops that helped shape the scenarios and their policy implications.

Resources

View on Futures4Europe (opens in a new tab)

Final report

European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, ERA Industrial Technologies Roadmap on Human-Centric Research and Innovation for the Manufacturing Sector, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://doi.org/10.2777/0266

Project focus

Topics

Research & Innovation

Foresight methods

Horizon ScanningTrend AnalysisScenario DevelopmentParticipatory WorkshopsExpert ConsultationsPolicy Analysis

Policy objectives

Anticipatory GovernanceEvidence-informed PolicymakingPolicy CoordinationCapacity Building

Outputs

ScenariosStrategic AgendaRecommendations

Project type

Strategic ForesightStakeholder EngagementCapacity Building