Objectives

1. To develop methods and approaches for “weak signals” identification
2. To evaluate these methods and approaches in regards to their usefulness to the policy community
3. To set up a systematic monitoring approach for the identification of weak signals / emerging issues, including active participation of stakeholders user
4. To create an efficient working tool to share information between the project consortium and user community
5. The identification and analysis of emerging issues on the “future of research”, based on weak signals analysis
6. To involve the user community providing them with an ‘active’ stake in the project to ensure use of output and long-term success
7. To raise discussion on emerging issues at EU and national level, as well as linking the actor communities including policy-makers, strategists and researchers
8. To facilitate the use the project results at European and national level through selective involvement of relevant actors
9. To disseminate project results widely to potential users in policy, business and the research community

The SESTI Approach