1. SELF-RULE
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2. SELF-RULE Network
Strategic European and Latin American Foresight for Research and University Learning Exchange

3. SELF-RULE 2005-2007 Work Plan is partly funded by the ALFA Programme of the European Commission…

4. About us
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SELF-RULE is an academic network with 12 member institutions from 8 countries.
SELF-RULE members are academic institutions committed to improve foresight research and capacity building by sharing foresight-related knowledge, experiences, skills & tools.
Having recognised that Foresight is a discipline which in the Public and Private sectors has demonstrated to be useful to support decision and policy making processes. SELF-RULE aims to contribute to the continuous generation of foresight professionals.
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5. The network operates in Europe & Latin America…

6. 12 institutions in 8 countries (4 European & 4 Latin American)
Where We Are
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12 institutions in 8 countries
(4 European & 4 Latin American)
Venezuela
Colombia
Brazil
Peru
United Kingdom
Hungary
Finland
Spain
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7. The overall coordination of the network’s activities have been shared between Venezuela and the UK …

8. Scientific Coordination
Who We Are
Our Website
General Coordination
Yuli Villarroel (Venezuela)
Scientific Coordination
Rafael Popper (UK)
Michael Keenan (UK)
Brazil Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Colombia Universidad del Valle
Peru Universidad de Lima
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería
Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Venezuela UNEFM – Francisco de Miranda
UNEFA – Fuerzas Armadas
United Kingdom PREST – University of Manchester
Spain Universidad de Alicante
Finland
Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
Hungary Corvinus University of Budapest
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9. The most relevant news of the network are regularly featured in our event calendar …

10. Event Calendar www.self-rule.org Our Website FTA Seminar
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11. SELF-RULE has 3 main objectives …

12. Our Objectives To build sustainable foresight capabilities
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To build sustainable foresight capabilities
postgraduate, undergraduate and summer courses
To articulate academic institutions with other stakeholders (e.g. regional systems of innovation), thus contributing to regional development
Seminars, congresses, events and academic awards
To exchange foresight knowledge, experiences and tools between European & Latin American countries
Papers and books
Monitoring experiences
Knowledge exchange platform / e-Learning Space
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13. Our 2005-2007 Work Plan is designed around the 3 main objectives …

14. 2005-2007 Work Plan Our Main Objectives Our Main Activities
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Our Main Objectives
Our Main Activities
Expected outcomes
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15. A total of 24 researchers have benefited from the mobility programme …

16. SELF-RULE 2005-2007 Timetable in months (Month 1 = March 2005)
Mobility Programme
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MOBILITY
SELF-RULE Timetable in months (Month 1 = March 2005) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
meeting 1 (Venezuela)
01: LA-EU
ve-uk
02: LA-EU
pe-sp
03: LA-EU
 pe-uk
04: LA-EU
 br-fi
05: LA-LA
  pe-co
06: LA-LA
  pe-ve
07: LA-LA
 br-ve
08: LA-LA
 co-pe
09: EU-LA
fi-pe
10: EU-LA
fi-ve
11: EU-LA
 uk-br
meeting 2 (Brazil)
12: LA-EU
ve-sp
13: LA-EU
ve-hu
14: LA-EU
br-fi
15: LA-EU
pe-fi
16: LA-EU
co-sp
17: LA-EU
co-uk
18: LA-LA
ve-br
19: LA-LA
ve-pe
20: LA-LA
pe-co
21: LA-LA
pe-br
22: EU-LA
sp-ve
23: EU-LA
sp-co
24: EU-LA
hu-pe
final meeting (UK)
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17. The network is also designing 5 modules of 24 hours each to make a total of 100 hours teaching / training material on foresight …

18. Teaching Modules
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Foresight on Science, Technology & Innovation (24 hours)
Foresight Theory & Fundamentals
Foresight & Technology Watch
Territorial Foresight (24 hours)
Regional Systems of Innovation
Strategic Urban-Regional Plans
Socio-cultural Foresight (24 hours)
Foresight and university strategy
Human and social development
Techno-economic Foresight (24 hours)
Foresight, project management & entrepreneurship
Foresight on Productive Chains
Entrepreneurial Foresight / Foresight on agro-business
Thematic modules (environment, climate change… (24 hours)
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19. Most of the network’s activities are virtually coordinated and implemented with the help a Web-Platform freely-available at

21. SELF-RULE has also developed a web-based e-Training Space …

23. You can learn about the Foresight Process…
Implementation
Dissemination
Renewal
Scoping
Action
Pre-Foresight
Management
Monitoring
Evaluation
Generation
Recruitment
Engaging Stakeholders
Synthesis
Intelligence Gathering
Building Panels
Targeting
Seeking Experts
Knowledge Fusing
Visioning
Main
Phases
Main
Activities
Internal Processes
The Foresight Process
Source: I. Miles (2002)

24. You can learn about 33 Foresight Methods…
Creativity
Wild cards
Science fiction
Gaming-simulation
Essays / Scenario writing
Genius forecasting
Role Play/Acting
Backcasting
Brainstorming
Relevance trees / Logic charts
Scenario workshop
Roadmapping
Delphi
SWOT analysis
Citizen Panels
Expertise
Expert Panels
Morphological analysis
Conferences / Seminars
Interaction
Key/Critical technologies
Multi-criteria
Voting / Polling
Quantitative Scenarios/SMIC
Stakeholders Mapping
Interviews
Benchmarking
Cross-impact
Modelling
System/Structural analysis
Bibliometrics
Patent analysis
Extrapolation
Scanning
Literature review
Indicators
Qualitative (17)
The Foresight Diamond
Semi-quantitative (10)
Evidence
Source: R. Popper (2006)
Quantitative (6)

25. You can learn from many Foresight studies…
And many
more…

26. And you can find free access to our conferences, videos & news …

27. All our meetings and events
are available in our video / presentation player…

28. But most of all, SELF-RULE is a human network…

29. …with a solid & integrated team…

30. …ready to adapt to cultural diversity.

31. For further information please visit our website at http://www
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