The Foresight Final report is
now available for download .
The Foresight report presents a
detailed account of the results of the discussions and analysis conducted in
the frame of the exercise. The report was formally discussed and approved by the Board
of Administrators and the Scientific Council of the FNR and was presented to
the Minister and the State Secretary of Culture, Higher Education, and Research on the 18th of June 2007.
Next steps:
The report will be presented
in a publicly held conference in November.
The intentions of the Ministry
of Culture, Higher Education, and Research is to use the FNR advice as a basis
for its decisions on the funding for the future research directions and the
governance of the research centres (through performance contracts etc). The
Ministry will accompany the decision making process with consultation of
various other Ministries.
The report is structured as
shown in the following table:
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Chapter
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Description
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Executive Summary
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Summarises the process and
the main findings
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Introduction
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Presents the context, scope
and rational of the Foresight exercise
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Presentation of Process
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Describes the outline of the
process
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Role of Science
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Portrays the current view in
the literature on the role of the various aspects of research and science in
society and the innovation process
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Challenges Stakeholder
meeting
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Presents the main challenges
facing Luxembourg
in the next decade which can in part be addressed by public research
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General SWOT
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Presents the general
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of public research in Luxembourg as
seen by the stakeholders of public research
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National Research Priorities
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Describes National Research
Priority candidates, including relevant research issues for Luxembourg and specific topics concerning the
implementation of the domains in Luxembourg
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Assessment of National Research Priorities
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Presents the assessment of
the National Research Priorities along a set of specific criteria, preparing the
ground for the national priority setting by the government and the further
prioritization of these research domains.
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Conclusion
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Summarises the findings of
the FNR Foresight exercise
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Annexes
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- Annex 1 presents general
definitions of the research domains
- Annex 2 describes specific
Technology Platforms required for the implementation of some research
priorities and the building of an attractive research environment
- Annex 3 describes the
Priorities in short form (“Fiches”)
- Annex 4 presents international
trends in R&D
- Annex 5 lists the
participants involved in the FNR Foresight.
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