Description of EVC mission
The declared aim of the EVC is to provide methodological and information support on technology foresight to industry and innovation policy decision makers, with a view to developing a foresight culture in the CEE/NIS region. With this in mind, the EVC is anticipated to fulfill the following functions:
- Coordinate activities and provide advice and information on Foresight activities in the CEE/NIS region;
- Establish and coordinate a network of national institutions in the field of Foresight;
- Commission studies and communicate results to decision makers and the general public;
- Organize and support multi-country foresight exercises;
- Organize education and training programmes; and
- Prepare and organize regular Technology Foresight Summits.
Schematic structure of EVC
News
National Innovation Network “Kazakhstan Foresight” established
(31.03.2010)At the beginning of 2010, National Innovation Network “Kazakhstan Foresight” was established as both physical and virtual network in the form of an independent ... more
Practice on Roadmapping
(12.02.2010)Technology Centre ASCR, together with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) issued a publication Practice on Roadmapping. This publication introduces ... more
Blue Sky Foresight Projects
(08.02.2010)Since 2006 under the Framework Programme 7, the European Commission published calls for proposals focused on foresight research. This „Blue sky research on Emerging Issues ... more
UNIDO Foresight Events
Description of IMU mission and objectives
Information Management Unit (IMU) is an executive subject of the Eurasian Virtual Centre on Technology Foresight hosted by the Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Its mission is to disseminate information with a potential to raise awareness on technology foresight in the CEE/NIS region. Other objective is to provide complex information support on the UNIDO regional initiative on technology foresight for the CEE/NIS as well as on foresight training activities organized by UNIDO and its cooperating partners, which are already well established and are expected to continue. Apart of the information function, other of main functions of IMU are:
- Update of EVC internet website,
- Promotion and marketing, and
- Support of EVC activities and development of the EVC network.
IMU contact information
Technology Centre AS CR
Ve Struhach 27
160 00 Prague 6 Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 234 006 169
E-mail: hladik@tc.cz
Useful links
EVC network