Shaping the future: science and technology foresight activities in Japan, with special consideration of the 10th foresight

Japan has to date 50 years of experience of national Foresight activities, being performed for science, technology, and for innovation policy formulation purposes. Will Foresight in Japan, as a way of pursuing activity-oriented science and technology (S&T) studies and of contributing to policyma...

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Main Author: Cuhls, Kerstin (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Asien
Year: 2016, Volume: 140, Pages: 103-130
ISSN:2701-8431
DOI:10.11588/asien.2016.140.18702
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