In 1990s there has been a "boom" of extensive technology foresight studies based on the use of the Delphi method. This study examines critically e.g. national foresight studies made in Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and Austria. The study suggests that the epistemic paradigm of the general...

This article presents futures oriented analyses of 3D printing, which are based on technology foresight study performed in Finland in 2013. The methodological framework of the Finnish technology foresight study is shortly introduced and explained in this article. The analysis reflects current...

This is the second interim report of the research project "Information Society, Work and the Generation of New Forms of Social Exclusion" (SOWING). It is based on a firm survey conducted in the eight regions participating in the research project — Flanders (Belgium), Lazio (Italy),...

"Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit dem arbeitsmarktpolitischen Einsatz beruflicher Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen in außerbetrieblichen Einrichtungen in Österreich. Dieses zentrale arbeitsmarktpolitische Instrument diente bis weit in die zweite Hälfte der siebziger Jahre der Funktion der...

"Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit dem arbeitsmarktpolitischen Einsatz beruflicher Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen in außerbetrieblichen Einrichtungen in Österreich. Dieses zentrale arbeitsmarktpolitische Instrument diente bis weit in die zweite Hälfte der siebziger Jahre der Funktion der...

This is the second interim report of the research project "Information Society, Work and the Generation of New Forms of Social Exclusion" (SOWING). It is based on a firm survey conducted in the eight regions participating in the research project — Flanders (Belgium), Lazio (Italy),...

The current techno-economic paradigm change represents a great challenge to evolutionary innovation research. Instead of concentrating on the aspect of path dependency, research needs to focus more on the process of path creation. This change in the research perspective is dealt with in the...