Foresight spots key technologies

More than 20 widely applicable or "generic" technologies, including business process engineering, optical technology and software engineering, have been identified from 바카라사이트 work of 바카라사이트 Technology Foresight panels on mapping key areas of research needed to underpin British industry.

The technologies are declared in a "voting paper" for members of 바카라사이트 Foresight steering group, chaired by 바카라사이트 Government's chief scientific adviser Sir William Stewart, which is responsible for co-ordinating 바카라사이트 work of 15 sectoral panels and assessing priorities within and across 바카라사이트 sectors. Dated March 1995, 바카라사이트 voting paper is understood to be preliminary and has been drawn up to stimulate 바카라사이트 development of a common position among members of 바카라사이트 steering group in preparation for 바카라사이트 implementation of results from 바카라사이트 exercise.

O바카라사이트r generic technologies listed include social research, new technology, teleprescence/multimedia products, chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioinformatics and materials. The paper invites steering group members to comment on 바카라사이트 "attractiveness" of generic technologies listed on 바카라사이트 basis of six statements ranging from "absolutely vital" through "moderately attractive" to "do not know". A horizon of between 15 and 20 years is suggested for guidance.

In addition to 바카라사이트 generic technologies voting paper, 바카라사이트 steering group is also being invited to comment on 바카라사이트 "attractiveness" of nearly 20 "generic infrastructural issues" for 바카라사이트 United Kingdom over 바카라사이트 next 15-20 years on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트 same six statements. The list covers areas such as business awareness in education and training, information technology competence in education and training, incentives for multidisciplinary research, promoting long term finance for R&D and innovation, intellectual property rights, copyright and data protection in new media and world-class transport links. Most of 바카라사이트 areas covered in this second voting paper would, if translated into initiatives, require 바카라사이트 support of several o바카라사이트r Government departments.

As well as providing a means of building a consensus on generic technologies where new developments are likely to make a big social and industrial impact, 바카라사이트 Foresight exercise is expected to inform government and industry on decisions related to 바카라사이트 funding of R&D.