The framework contract with the European Commission for "Foresight on Demand (FOD)" aimed to provide the necessary forward-looking knowledge for the preparation of Horizone Europe's main strategic programmes and to support various EU institutions in tackling major future challenges (e.g. the medium to long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic). The clients of FOD projects included various directorates and services of the European Commission. These projects provided a variety of approaches to advise and enrich policy-making processes.
In 2024, the successful collaboration with the European Commission under the Foresight on Demand framework contract was extended for a further four years.
The following projects were completed as part of Foresight on Demand:
- Design and facilitation of participatory workshops under the SOER 2020 Stakeholder Interaction Process (Client: EEA)
- Support to the Mission Board on 'Adaption to Climate Change including Societal Transformation in Horizon Europe' (Client: DG RTD)
- Support to the Mission Board on 'Climate Neutral and Smart Cities of Horizon Europe' (Client: DG RTD)
- Support to the Mission Board on 'Fighting Cancer in Horizon Europe' (Client: DG RTD)
- Support to the Mission Board on 'Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters of Horizon Europe' (Client: DG RTD)
- Support to the Mission Board on 'Soil Health and Food of Horizon Europe' (Client: DG RTD)
- Support and moderate workshops of the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors Scientific Opinion on ‘A systemic Approach to Energy in Europe’ (Client: DG RTD)
- Foresight on the scientific, technological and societal conditions for the end of the COVID 19 crisis (Client: DG RTD)
- After the new normal: Scenarios for Europe in the post Covid-19 world (Client: DG RTD)
- Development and enrichment of key factor descriptions for the NRC FLIS project ‘Scenarios for a sustainable Europe in 2050’ (Client: EEA)
- Stories from 2050: radical forward looking imagery of sustainability opportunities and challenges ahead (Client: DG RTD)
- European urban mobility 2050: A horizon scanning project (Client: EEA)
- Grassroots Horizon Scanning: Guidance on how to conduct and communicate the results of a systematic horizon scan with limited resources (Client: EEA)
- S&T&I for 2050: science, technology and innovation for ecosystem performance - accelerating sustainability transitions (Client: DG RTD)
- Impact of COVID-19 on European consumer behaviour - Foresight study (Client: DG JUST)
- The EU retail ecosystem in the future - a vision for 2040 (Client: DG GROW)
- Studies and workshop series on Industrial technology roadmaps (Client: DG RTD)
- Development of scenarios and related communication tools for the EEA-Eionet project ‘Scenarios for a sustainable Europe in 2050’ (Client: EEA)
- Foresight towards the 2nd Strategic Plan of Horizon Europe (Client: DG RTD)
- Reimagining the Food System: scanning the horizon for emerging social innovations (Client: EEA)
- Foresight for Action - Capacity building, implementation and use of foresight at the EEA (Client: EEA)
- Urban Mobility 2050: Further development of the emerging issues and narratives (Client: EEA)
- Expectations and assumptions for the future in the Work Programme 2021-2022 of Horizon Europe (Client: DG RTD)
- Support for early preparation and analysis for the project Cross-Systems Analysis in WP1.2 in the STPR AP 2022 (Client: DG RTD)
- Scenarios for the Future of School Education in the EU - A Foresight Study (Client: DG EAC)
- European R&I foresight and public engagement for Horizon Europe (Client: DG RTD)
- Futures Garden (Client: DG RTD/JRC)
Key Words: Foresight, Research, Technology, Innovation, strategic planning, Foresight, Policy, EU
FOD 1 : 2019-2023
FOD 2: 2024-2028
Client: European Commission
Contact: Matthias Weber
