Rafael Popper iKnow Researcher Director & Senior Technology Architect Manchester Institute of Innovation Research The University of Manchester

Driver 1: Need to Interconnect Knowledge

Driver 2: Need to deal with Grand Challenges Socio-Political(13 GCs) Techno-Economic( 6 GCs) Environmental( 2 GCs) Challenging Europe's Research: ERA Rationales (2009) Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Harper, Philip Cooke, Susan Cozzens, Andrew Dearing, Luisa Henriques, Jerzy Langer, Philippe Laredo, Luis Sanz Menendez, Matthias Weber, Rafael Popper

Driver 3: Need for an Innovative Policy Alert System Such system requires more participatory and evidence- based conceptual, methodological, technological and communicational innovations capable of: Supporting the identification, evaluation and exploitation of knowledge related to complex and highly uncertain issues (e.g. wild cards and weak signals) and, Interconnecting the European and global research, innovation, foresight & horizon scanning communities.

iKnow Framework S = Situation-bounded re-emerging continuation discontinuation future emerging / new Wi S4 issues past interpretation We assessment level of uncertainty Wi S3 Wi S2 Wi S1

iKnow Scanning Strategies

Strategies 1 & 2

Non-European European Non-European European

iKnow in a snapshot 1.iKNOW Project – A foresight and horizon scanning initiative aimed to build early waning and early action systems.iKNOW Project 2.iKNOW WIWE Bank – A tool to map (nominate, describe, examine and interconnect) wild cards and weak signals.iKNOW WIWE Bank 3.iKNOW WIWE Scan – A practical and user-friendly tool to scan (search and find) relevant wild cards and weak signals.iKNOW WIWE Scan 4.iKNOW Community – A space for people involved in foresight and horizon scanning research and policymaking.iKNOW Community 5.iKNOW Library – A public space to interconnect codified knowledge foresight, horizon scanning and STI information.iKNOW Library 6.iKNOW Delphi 2.0 – A novel tool to assess interesting wild cards and weak signals and build interdisciplinary research agendas.iKNOW Delphi iKNOW FutureNews – A space to read explore and enjoy featured highlights and key findings of the iKNOW project (70% ready) 8.iKNOW Oracle – A tool for researchers and policymakers to build interdisciplinary research agendas (coming in May 2011)

Top 10 priority issues… So far ssh Cyber Crusade: Massive e-sabotage by "hacktivists" ssh Soft “EuroLanding” or "Happy End" in EuroLand ict Secure and safe internet that is easy to use environment Carbon crunch and the climate bubble ict Information crisis caused by personalized information delivery ict-nano Nano-lab inside your body ict 3D media trustworthily copying reality ict iBrain vs. Brain Point security Israel and Palestine join the EU health End of Aging

Cyber Crusade: Massive e-sabotage by "hacktivists" With the aim to achieve social/economic justice in Europe (instead of fraud or geopolitical rivalry), underemployed and politically driven “hacktivists” target EU agencies, governments and businesses, with cyberattacks and other electronic sabotage.

Soft “EuroLanding” or "Happy End" in EuroLand The growth of debts, austerity packages and spending cuts in Europe lead to critical economic instability and the abrupt transformation of the Euro Zone. A few countries leave the Euro at huge political price while others enjoy the new "Euro Deal”.

Secure and safe internet that is easy to use A new Internet would be developed that would be safe from criminal activity and social pathologies, and it would be very much simplified in use.

Carbon crunch and the climate bubble Global carbon markets and pricing mechanisms fulfill the wildest aspirations of the global community. But they quickly lead to runaway speculation and an inflationary carbon bubble, driven by expectations of easy money in carbon finance.

Information crisis caused by personalized information delivery Smart internet media enable targeted supply of information to individual users. This may be easily misused to isolate the user in a virtual world of incomplete or false information.

Top 10 priority issues… So far ssh Cyber Crusade: Massive e-sabotage by "hacktivists" ssh Soft “EuroLanding” or "Happy End" in EuroLand ict Secure and safe internet that is easy to use environment Carbon crunch and the climate bubble ict Information crisis caused by personalized information delivery ict-nano Nano-lab inside your body ict 3D media trustworthily copying reality ict iBrain vs. Brain Point security Israel and Palestine join the EU health End of Aging