Technology Foresight Training Programme 2008/9

The UNIDO 2008/9 Training Programme on Technology Foresight* is composed by 5 courses, which will take place as follows:

• Module 1: Technology Foresight for Organizers, to be held in Gebze (Turkey) on 3-7 November 2008;
• Module 2: Technology Foresight for Practitioners: A Specialized Course on Roadmapping, to be held in Prague (Czech Republic) on 17-21 November 2008;
• Module 3: Technology Foresight for Decision-Makers, to be held in Seville (Spain) on 14-15 October 2008 and  Budapest (Hungary) on 2-3 December 2008;
• Module 4: Technology Foresight for Corporations, to be held in Bratislava (Slovak Republic) on 16-20 February 2009;and
• Module 5: Training of Trainers on Technology Foresight, to be held in Vienna (Austria) on 25-27 March 2009 (tentatively).

The training programme pursues efforts to develop national and regional capabilities to organize and conduct technology foresight programmes for countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Newly Independent States (NIS).

The courses are offered to professionals, officials and managers as well as representatives of enterprises responsible for applying foresight as an instrument for strategic decision-making in technology development, innovation and industrial policy.

During the courses, leading international experts, deeply involved in foresight exercises world-wide, will deliver lectures and introduce participants to:

• principal foresight experiences and good practices;
• case studies as a reference and inspiration for organizing foresight exercises;
• guided hands-on exercises in organizing foresight programmes; and
• networking of experts and institutions in the region for TF initiatives.

Due to limited seats available, applications are welcome at earliest convenience.

The courses are organized in cooperation with the governments of Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic and Turkey.

NOTE: UNIDO reserves rights to make any necessary alterations/changes to the programme and cancellation of the events.

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