Centre For Future Studies The Egyptian Cabinet, Information Decision Support Center's adopted the idea of establishing a specialized center for future studies since 2003 as need which stems from the fact that shaping the future is possible and that foreseeing it should remain contingent on the national will that has the inherent right to shape the future image in accordance with socially acceptable norms. This is a centre to study potential changes in future; change that is likely to make a systemic or fundamental difference over the next 10 to 25 years or more.
Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity (KOFAC) plays two main roles that are focused on enabling Korea to reach the status of a truly advanced country by enhancing its knowledge-based growth. The KOFAC has committed itself to “Establishing Creative Society based on Science” by advancing public understanding of science and global issues, developing creative human resources by strengthening science and mathematics education, promoting creativity in society through the dialogue between science, humanities and arts.
LIPSOR - Laboratoire d’Investigation en Prospective, Stratégie et Organisation For more than 15 years, the Laboratory of Innovation, Strategic Foresight and Organization (LIPSOR) is a research framework for teacher-researchers, research associates and PhD students of the Chairs of Strategic Foresight and Development systems CNAM - the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers - a unique French institution of long-standing and deep scientific tradition. It is supervised by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
OECD International Futures Programme The OECD International Futures Programme provides the Organisation with early warning of emerging issues, pinpoints major developments, and analyses key long-term concerns to help governments map strategy.
OST Horizon Scanning Centre (UK) FOR-LEARN is a 6th Framework Programme project of the European Commission. It was developed by JRC-IPTS with the financial support of the Directorate General for Research, from January 2005 up to May 2008. It was one of the cornerstones of the "European Science and Technology Foresight Knowledge Sharing Platform". The FOR-LEARN On-Line Foresight Guide, developed during the project, is now further updated by JRC-IPTS.
Rand Corporation The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND focuses on the issues that matter most such as health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more. With a research staff consisting of some of the world's preeminent minds, RAND has been expanding the boundaries of human knowledge for more than 60 years. As a nonpartisan organization, RAND is widely respected for operating independent of political and commercial pressures.
Signtific Lab The Signtific Lab is a public laboratory for developing and sharing cutting edge ideas about the future of science and technology: We invite scientists, engineers, designers, developers, researchers, technologists, and creative thinkers of all kinds to join the lab and help us uncover, together, what is impossible to uncover alone. Signtific is developed and directed by the Institute for the Future, a non-profit futures-research group based in Palo Alto, California. Funding for this project is provided by the (USA) office of the Director of Defense Research & Engineering.