The Futures4europe platform has been launched by the European Commission to collect, host and distribute foresight activities in and about Europe. The initiative aims to support engagement with strategic foresight activities for Horizon Europe. It brings together foresight experts and R&I policy-makers from across the EU, collecting national and European foresight projects and promoting futures literacy through educational material and relevant newsletters.
The platform is hosted by the Foresight on Demand (FOD) consortium with support from the European Commission. The FOD is a group of individuals and organisations aiming at linking the foresight community in Europe and beyond to support the Research and Innovation Policy of the European Union, its Member States and countries associated with the EU Framework Programmes.
The platform provided eight policy briefs that have now been published by the Commission:
- Futures of innovation and intellectual property regulation in 2040
- Futures of big tech in Europe
- Futures of science for policy in Europe
- Futures of using nature in rural and marine Europe in 2050
- Futures of green skills and jobs in Europe in 2050
- Futures of social confrontations and effects on European democracies 2040
- Futures of civic resilience in Europe, 2040
- Futures of the interpenetration of criminal and lawful economic activities in the European Union in 2035.