The new paradigm known as “pervasive computing”or “ubiquitous computing” refers toa new development in the field of informationand communication technology. Duringthis development more and more everydayobjects will be equipped with microelectronics.Such “intelligent” or “smart”...

Pervasive Computing ist eine zukünftige Anwendungsform von Informations- undKommunikationstechnologien (ICT), die durch Miniaturisierung und Einbettung vonMikroelektronik in andere Objekte sowie ihre Vernetzung und Allgegenwart im Alltaggekennzeichnet ist. Anders als die meisten heutigen...

The increasing dynamism and complexity of business environmentsmeans that early recognition and monitoring of technological, market,political and social developments is becoming increasingly significant toinnovative success.In order to successfully identify innovation opportunities and risks,...

Climate change, the depletion of natural resources, globalization,migration: these mega-trends of global change are already deeply impactingour lives. Yet politicians have responded with short-sighted agendasin inverse proportion to the existential importance of the problems. A...

The three qualitative scenarios of Europe’s possible Energy Futures, which arepresented in this document, are based on the findings of the Europe-wide Delphi studyon Energy and Social Visions - EurEnDel. These results have been checked againstmultiple inputs from a considerable number of...

European Union research is often perceived as mainly technology-driven. However, the EU FrameworkProgrammes also have a long tradition of socio-economic energy research. This activity plays a key rolein supporting policy-making with scientific results. Indicators, harmonisation of data,...

The importance of renewable energy sources is ever growing on an international scale. Yet asustainable energy policy can only be successfully implemented with the positive attention ofchildren and young grown ups. Still, renewable energies and environmental education face aserious lack of...

Der voliegende WerkstattBericht basiert auf den Ergebnissen des Projekts„Benchmarking Sustainable Services for the Housing Sector in the City of Tomorrow“1,das sich mit dem Konzept nachhaltiger wohnbegleitender Dienstleistungen in Europaauseinandersetzte. Dienstleistungen „rund um das...

The science/public/policy relationship is subject to deep changes. Taking these changesas a starting point, the following paper examines the changing foresight landscape in theEuropean Union, both from an institutional and from a methodological perspective. Thenecessity for a reorganisation of...