For the purpose of aiding development to strategic research area setting within Frontiers, this map (and any future evolution) is
Section 4 described and explored a use of MPM as support for the articulation and ongoing assessment of Strategic research Areas based on dynamics of the field as a whole.
in order to direct research and seek out possible actors who could co-construct an innovation chain based on the Strategic research Areas of Frontiers. 2. Broadening the perspectives of the practitioners participating in the exercise to test the robustness of MPM as part of a strategy support system
Hence, many countries have initiated technology foresight exercises and other activities for prioritising strategic research. Sociologists have noted this development,
the economy and society with the aim of identifying the areas of strategic research Downloaded by University of Bucharest at 05:09 03 december 2014 Foresight
The context of science is strategic research and emerging technologies, and it is economical and competitive (and not to better understand nature and humankind).
As a consequence, the positioning and organisational structure of a research council or research programme's strategic research,
one being comparable with the one we studied) and a strategic research council (with five programme committees.
but with tighter cooperation with the strategic research council's activitiies Other reforms are expected in coming years as a result of the Government's Strategy for Denmark in the Global economy (The Prime minister's Office 2006).
A third funding source for energy research, a New energy and Environment Research programme, was established also in the period through the Strategic research Council, under the auspices of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Staff from the Strategic research Council played a passive role in the core group. Strategy development thus existed between several programmes rather than being connected directly to a single programme.
the strategic research funding agency) level and the operational (research performing institutes) level (OECD 1991). Furthermore, different sorts of things might be prioritissed including scientific fields, industrial areas, research facilities, types of research performing institutes, and so on.
the results of Finnsight were published at an opportune moment for the development of the strategic research plans for these centres.
-medium-and long-term Strategic research Agenda for Europe's plant sector setting out a consensus on the research needed to fulfil the vision.
Its Strategic research Agenda is based on a set of challenges and goals that was developed with a broad range of stakeholders including consumer and environmental organisations (Plants for the Future 2005).
It has produced a Strategic research Agenda (SRA) created through the concerted efforts of experts from industry, academia,
Exercise aimed to provide recommendations for EU R&d efforts as input for FP7 and Strategic research Agendas in two fields (Nanomaterials & Photonics.
which focus on priority settings for strategic research. 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.**Corresponding author. Tel.:++45 4525 4535.
Funding, especially, is made available for strategic research. A Council for Strategic research has been established to contribute to increased co-operation between public and private research within a range of areas of strategic importance for the country.
In conclusion, historically, Denmark has had a weak tradition of applying foresight and similar systematic, forwardloookin processes in national-level policy making.
this context has changed during recent decades with increased national R&d budgets and the establishment of a strategic research council.
This changing context has created a need for foresight understood to be political priority-setting for strategic research. 3. 2. Danish experiments with technology foresight In a green paper from 1995,
Research2015 aimed to set priorities for the government's strategic research programme or at least, parts of this programme. 4. 1. The government's Globalisation Strategy In the spring of 2005,
'which aimed to strengthen the basis for the political priorities of funding for strategic research. The intention was not to launch strategic research as a scientific underpinning of political priorities.
Contrariwise the aim was to prioritise strategic research in areas of political interest. The initiative should identify the research needs created by societal and business developments as well P. D. Andersen,
L. B. Rasmussen/Futures 59 (2014) 5 17 12 as the capability of Danish research institutions to meet these needs.
Every four years, such a process should result in a catalogue of important themes for strategic research.
and it could constitute a common reference framework for the Danish Parliament's political negotiations for the allocation of resources for strategic research.
The first phase involved a broad mapping of the strategic research needs. This mapping was conducted from March to October 2007.
The members of the expert panel were appointed by the Strategic research Council based on nominations from Ministries
or opportunities, be broad enough to ensure effective competition among Danish research environments in the call for proposals for strategic research funding,
The expert panel structured the material into 42 proposals for strategic research themes. The 42 proposals were exposed to a user panel that consisted of some 50 persons from businesses,
and reduced the 42 proposals to 31 proposals for future strategic research themes. The third phase included the completion of the final catalogue.
This phase consisted of dialogue meetings between the expert panel and the Strategic research Council, the Council for Independent Research, Individual Ministries,
In this phase, the number of themes was reduced to 21 (see Box 1). The fourth phase included the implementation of the results as political priorities for strategic research.
During the parliament's budget negotiation in 2008, approximately DKK 1 bn (ca. EUR 134 million) was allocated to strategic research in the two year period of 2009 and 2010.
The catalogue formed a basis for the negotiations leading to distributing that amount between selected themes (see Table 2). Compared with 1. 2 DKK bn, the annual budget of the strategic research council
it formed an improved basis for prioritisation of strategic research, and that basis was used actually to set political priorities for strategic research.
That Research2015's effect on the fiscal act can be verified may be unique in an international context.
What is not clear is how the political priorities for strategic research would have appeared without the Research2015 process. 2 The total governmental R&d expenditures consist of two parts:
When during the Research2015 process, the expert group worked to reduce the number of themes for strategic research
such as the Globalisation Strategy's initiatives on political priority setting for strategic research and the allocation of 50%more public funding for research, require a degree of risk taking
Table 2 Implementation in the national budget for strategic research 33. Theme Budgets in millions of DKKS 2009 2010 Energy, climate and environment Energy systems of the future 190 455 Future climate and climate adaptation 43 0 Climate
Mapping OECD horizontal scanning Public hearing among all interested citizens Input from ministries 125 trends and challenges 432 suggestions 90 suggestions In principle, everybody interested in strategic research 2:
Identification of themes Expert group analysed the material from phase 1 Workshop with user panel about the 42 themes Expert group revised the 42 themes 42 themes for strategic research Ideas and input for the remainder
of the process Reduction to 31 themes for strategic research Expert group (8 persons) User panel (53 persons) 3:
Final proposal Dialogue with stakeholder organisations, ministries and research councils Reduction to 21 themes for strategic research Strategic research council (14) Independent research council (18) Contacts in ministries (15
Implementation of the Research2015 catalogue in real policy Political negotiations in Parliament, starting with the Fiscal Act of 2009 Most(>75%)of the 21 themes for strategic research were receiving budgets Speakers from the parties
In April 2004, the interim strategic research reports were sent to CAS, CAE, and the Chinese Academy of Social sciences for consultation.
encouraging citizens and organizations to make suggestiion and comments. 9 However, neither the drafting of the strategic research reports nor the drafting of the medium-and long-term plan,
e g. in setting the strategic research agendas in ERA NETS and the European Technology platforms, and lately also in the KICS.
in defining a common strategic research agenda, and in implemeentin a jointly defined strategy (e g. initiating risky
This should be accommodated in selectiin priority areas for research as well as in setting strategic research agendas. Finally, the role of FTA in creating spaces for market formation,
when setting the common strategic research agenda as well as in the implementation phase with equal consideration of market applicability
and in defining a common strategic research agenda amongst involved stakeholders Capacity building role of FTA supports stakeholders to engage,
and setting strategic research agendas Capacity building role of FTA supports building skills for engaging in multi-disciplinary teams
and in setting strategic research agendas among different actors Capacity building role of FTA supports collective learning and knowledge creation Guide direction of search and selection FTA tends to lead to articulation
which decision-makers could then use to underpin their choices, by defining strategic research agendas, and by providing recommendations on the availabbl alternatives.
commons including less developed countries Science is a global stabilising agent Greater mobility of researchers Internationally agreed data standards Global strategic research fund combining 2%of each countries public research
maintain and update the strategic research agenda (SRA), which will support transnational research programming by delivering research issues.
A draft research agenda, known as the Strategic research Framework (SRF) has been developed building upon and around four interconnected pillars,
or transnational level Proposals for (strategic research topics for commissioning at EU level taking into account ongoing and planned research in European countries Facilitate cost-effectiveness of research-commissioning by trying to establish
OECD. Ooms, W. 2009)‘ EMIDA deliverable 4. 1 A framework for a durable Foresight & Programming unit, including terms of reference to develop a strategic research agenda dynamically,
and how Fraunhofer can best direct its strategic research towards solutions for some of the global challenges. 2. Framework:
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