Shortcuts

We have been doing futures research since 1992. Below you can find an extensive list of research and development projects done both in international and national level. The detailed list and information can also be obtained from the research database for Turku School of Economics. 

Education and development projects

• Agora 2020 – Qualitative and Quantitative needs for future environmental education (2005-2007)
• All-round Education in the Working Life 2030 (2006-2008)
• Futures Thinking is School Education (1994-1995)
• Futurix – Data and Methodological Tools for Futures Research (2000-2004)
• Futures Learning Project (2002-2003)
• From Knowledge to Know-how: The Images of the Future in Education (2003-2004)
• Promoting Reflective Independent Learning in higher education Socrates Grundtvig project (PRILHE) (2005-2006)
• Think Tank on the Future Competences (2006-2007) 

Environmental research projects

• Climate Business and Energy in Finland 2050 - Scenarios and Strategies (2005-2008)
• Collisions of Nature and Culture in Transport Policy, TRAPO (2001-2004)
• The Cultural Selection of Biodiversity: the Meanings and Possible Futures of Finnish Forests from the Viewpoint of Cognitive Anthropology (1998)
• Developing Consistent Global Change Scenarios for Finland - Finsken (1999-2002)
• Eco-efficiency now and in the Future – comparative studies on state, sector and product (level 1: 2003-2004, level 2: 2005-2006)
• The Eco-Information Society: Criteria and Operational Possibilities (eKnowledge) (2001-2003)
• The Economic Control Strategies of Harmonization of Energy and Climate Change Politics in Finland's Environmental Policy (1997)
• Energy and Carbon Dioxide Taxation in Finland and EU (1995-1996)
• Environmental Attitudes in Finnish Municipalities (2007-2008)
• Environmental Political Control in Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources (1996-1997)
• Evaluation in Environmental Research: How to assess scientific and social impacts (2002)
• Expert Models of Forest Biodiversity (2000-2005)
• Foresight Analysis of the Energy Cluster in Pirkanmaa Region 2010-2020 (2005)
• Foresight Analysis of the Environmental Cluster in Pirkanmaa Region 2015+ (2005)
• Future Alternatives of Finnish Agriculture (2001-2004)
• International frameworks for industrial restructuring: The impact of Russian climate policy formation for energy sector renewal – an international comparison (2005-2006)
• The Municipalities' Environmental Barometer. An indicator system for a successful environmental policy in Finland’s municipalities and regions (1999-2001)
• Preliminary Research on Efficiency of Norms to Decrease Energy Consumption (1995)
• Qualitative Projection of Anticipated Futures Skills (1997-1998)
• Scenario Working Methods in Municipal Environmental Decision Making (1994-1995)
• The significance of the environmental research supported by Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation in relation to Finnish and international environmental research and politics (2001)
• Turku – City of Sustainable Development - KEKETU (2001-2002)

International research collaboration

• Alfa Self-Rule - Strategic European and Latin-American Foresight for Research and University Learning Exchange (2005-2006)
• Alliance for a Sustainable Information Society (ASIS) (1998-2000)
• Building a European Training Programme on Foresight and Strategic Prospective Studies, ESTO (2002-2004)
• Climate Change and Decision Making in International and National Level - Clidec (1999-2001)
• Climate Policy in Developing Countries. Efficiency and Institutional Performance (2003-2004)
• Cooperation Framework on Innovation Systems Between Finland and South Africa, COFISA (2006-2007)
• Combining Russian Energy and Climate Policies - Meeting Energy Efficiency Goals by Applying Climate Policy Instruments (2004-2006)
• COST A22 - European Network for Foresight Methodology
• CSR-driven innovation (2007-2009)
• Development and Comparison of Sustainability Indicators (DECOIN) (2006-2009)
• Digital Balance between Industrialized and Developing Countries - a Case Study: the Development of Information Society on the Continent of Africa (2003-2005)
• Energy policy for sustainable development in the emerging global and multilevel governance framework - Efficiency and institutional design in the Mekong Region (2005-2008)
• Environment and Innovation: New Environmental Concepts and Technologies and their Implications for Shaping the Future EU Environmental Policies (2005-2006)
• Environment Consolidated Statistical Tools - EcoStat (2001-2003)
• European Foresight Handbook (2002)
• European Knowledge Society Foresight, Euforia (2002-2003)
• Futures for Regional Development (FUTURREG) (2005-2007)
• GAME, The Role Play Simulation, CIMO: 2007-2009
• Interreg IIIA Foresight -network (2002-2003)
• Institutional Partnership between Institute of Technology of Cambodia and Finland Futures Research Centre (ICI CAMBODIA) (2009)
  
• Institutional Partnership for Sustainable Energy Futures project between Faculty of Engineering of National University of Laos and Finland Futures Research Centre (ICI LAOS) (2009)
• Markets for Environmental Technology in China (1994-1995)
• Nordic Foresight Forum (2006)
• The Property of CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion and the estimation of decarbonization throughout the world from 1971 to 2000 (2004)  
• Observatory for a Sustainable Knowledge based Region - OSKaR (2003)
• Project to Clarify the Follow-up Models Applied to EU’s "Objective 2 Programme Areas" (2001-2002)
• Promotion of the Efficient Use of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries (REEPRO) (2007-2009)
• Renewable Energy Economics and Modeling: Capacity Building to Remove Barriers to Renewable Energy Development in the Philippines (2005-2006)
• Russian Energy and Global Climate (2001-2002)
• Shared Information Framework and Technology (SHIFT), Finnish Focus Area in Multinational Experiment 5 (MNE 5) (2007-2009)
• Sino-Finnish Environmental Program - SIFE (1995-1997)
• Sustainability foresight of global transport CO2 emissions (SIGHT), Trends from 1960-2005 and scenarios for 2006-2050 (2007-2009)
• Sustainable Energy Development in Developing Countries, SEDCO (2002-2004)
• Social Structure in the Information Age (TERRA2000) (2002-2004)
• SPIDER - Increasing regional competitiveness through futures research methods (2004-2006)
• Sustainability Strategy Network (2003-) 
• TERRA2000 (2001-2003)

Regional foresight projects

• Competence Foresight Project for Onninen Ltd. (2001)
• Development Project for Municipality Siikainen (1999-2000)
• Development and support project for regional foresight in Finnish Employment and Economic Development Centres (2001-2002)
• The Gulf of Finland Connection (2004-2006)
• Guidance in Scenario Work of the Finnish Metropolitan area and region of Uusimaa (1996)
• Information Society Vision 2010 for the City of Lahti (2004)
• Satakunta Foresight (2004-2006)
• Scenarios for the City of Turku (1996-1997)
• Service Strategy for Pirkanmaa Region (2006-2007)
• The Social and Regional Impacts of Improving the Highway 8 Between Turku and Pori (2005-2006)
• Southwest Finland's Immigration Programme, futures process (2006-2007)
• Southwest Finland’s Information Society Model (2004-2005)
• Towards Regional Foresight (LUOTAIN) (2002-2004)
• Value Based Entrepreneurship and Trade Promotion in Districts and Regions (2003-2004)

National foresight projects

• Better Job Satisfaction through Quality of Work Life – How Can Telework Help? (2008-2009)
• Bridging the Value-Action Gap – Combining Producers, Consumers and Expert Perspectives for Sustainable Food Consumption (BRIGADE) (2006-2009)
• Competence Foresight
• Developing content for the Foresight project’s Internet portal Ensti (2003-2004)
• EK's Education Intelligence (2003-2006)
• FORENSYSTEM Applications (2007-2009)
• Foresight Training for the Finnish Ministry of Defence (2006)
• Foresight Project for Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (2004-2005)
• Future in the Package, Turku Science Park & Forest Industry Future (FIF) (2008)
• The Future Models of European eDemocracy (2002-2003)
• Future and Security: Scanning the Changing Environment of the Police (2003-2005)
• Future Tasks of Social Sector and KELA (The Social Insurance Institution SII) (2000-2001)
• The Future of the Food Industry - ETU 2030 (2001-2002)
• Future of the Labour Markets in the Information Society -Futures Barometer 1997 (1997-1998)
• Futures Barometer 1995 (1994-1995)
• Futures Sparring Forum
• From Rights to Policies (2001)
• LogiCity's Futures Process (2007-2008)
• Man's Work Tomorrow (1993-1994)
• MAPTEN (2007-2009)
• Megatrends and challenges of waste management in Europe (STREAMS) (2004-2005)
• NAVIfuture (2002-2003)
• New Perspectives for Entrepreneurship in the Year 2020 (2000-2004)
• ONDIS - On-line Discussions as Political Action (2003)
• Preliminary Research Program for TEKES Infrastructure (1999)
• Partnership Corporations (1994-1995)
• Sustainable Development in the Information Society (1999-2000)
• Social Dimensions as Future Resources (2005-2006)
• Strategies for the Finnish Ministry of Defence (2007)
• TUKES Future (2004)
• Traffic Scenarios 2025 (1999)
• Value and Technology Scenarios (1998-1999)
• Futures Forum on Spatial Structure and Land Use (2004)
• Vision Process of National Software Business Cluster (2004-2005) 
• Visionary Leadership in Small and Medium Sized Companies (1995-1996)
• What’s for Dinner Tomorrow? - The Future of the Finnish Food Consumption Structure and the Change Agents Guiding It (MIRHAMI 2030) (2006-2008)
• Working Towards a Sustainable Information Society: Environmental Questions Raised by Information and Communications Technology (2000-2001)

Socio-cultural research projects

• Arts & Business Forum Finland - Prereport (2004)
• Citizenship and Ecomodernization in the Information Society - the Futures Approach (1996-1999)
• Culture as a resource of the countryside (KULMA) (2003-2005)
• Cultural Changes in the Neighbourhood in the Finnish Countryside (2003-2005)
• Cultural Strategies
• Future of Responsible Communication (2006-2008)
• Future of the Museum (1995-1996)
• The Images of the Future of Young People (1997-1999)
• Managing Creative Knowledge Capital (2005-2007)
• Modern Work (2007-2008)
• Scenarios of the future of Åboland (2001-2002)
• Service Business at the Countryside (2006-2008)