European foresight networks – building innovation capabilities in
Latvia
BALTIC DYNAMICS 2007
International Partnership for Innovation:
Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Arturs Puga
Our experience: Baltic Dynamics 2004 - Baltic Dynamics 2007
• Foresight is innovation in Latvia
• To be involved in European and Global Foresight you should act and interact through international Foresight Networks
• Year 2007 - Latvian Foresight Network of Specialists and Practitioners (FSPT) is emerging
• Framing FSPT objectives: From academic approach to entrepreneurial and innovative use of foresight in SME’s
Entrepreneurship, knowledge management and foresight process combined
Towards Latvian Foresight Network: 2003-2007
Latvian Council of
Science
Latvian Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture,
Latvian Academy of
Sciences,
Latvian Academy of
Agricultural and
Forestry Sciences
agreed on the
cooperation
within the
Foresight network
of specialists and
practitioners
2007
Forward Studies
Unit
Latvian Technological
Center
Latvian Academy of Sciences
Latvian Union of
Scientists
Latvian Academy of Agricultural and
Forestry Sciences
Banking Institution
of Higher Education
Riga Technical University
University of Latvia
European networks used by Latvian foresight joining the European Foresight area and the global futures community
• The EC, DG RTD, and Joint Research Centre-IPTS supported initiatives
• EC, DG Enterprise and Industry, IRE• The European Foresight Monitoring
Network• SCAR Agricultural Foresight• COST A22 • Shaping Tomorrow Foresight Network,
etc.
The foresight (project)organization
THE ORGANIZATIONOrganizationsin the world
outside
The core teamA leader
STAKEHOLDERS
Team members
champions
Experts promoters PEOPLE
Practitioners
Networking and knowledge management
KM - ‘a set of systematic and disciplined actions’ in order “to obtain the greatest value from the knowledge available to it’ (see KM definition: Marwick A, 2001)
a role of frameworks !
Networking and knowledge management
• In October 2007, a workshop will be held on research challenges and synergy between Latvian foresight specialists (Focus on foresight organization in rural SME’s)
• How to enable/enhance entrepreneurship, knowledge management and foresight for ‘preferable futures’ (Lisbon and post-Lisbon objectives)?