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The future of European competitiveness is built on today’s investment in research and innovation. I welcome the clear messages of the Heitor Report. The Report recommends stimulating more industrial RD&I investment, underpinned by state-of-the-art Technology Infrastructures and many other important suggestions for the next months and years ahead.   At the Prosperity directorate we do our best to make this happen.

Special thanks to all executives and experts who joined the roundtable "ESG and beyond – a debate with business leaders" and engaged in an inspiring discussion: Maja Rutkowska Agata Standa (she/her) Katarzyna Kosel Kinga Baran Jakub Paduch and the challenging thoughts raised by Rob van Tulder. Among the many important topics raised during the roundtable, one thread resonated in particular - how to integrate activities related to sustainability into the business model of a company, so that we can - profitably! - go beyond "ticking the boxes"? I am sure that we will return to this debate at different occasions to come. #SDG #ESG #Resilience #CreatingSharedValue

With brilliant, forward-looking, creative colleagues and excellent external advisors, we introduced Strategic Foresight to Accenture by creating two 'Futures' programs: Business Futures and Shaping the Future (from 2016-2020). These were the first programs to look 10 to 20 years out and through a STEEP (social, technology, economic, environmental, and political) lens based on a robust Horizon Scanning Trends & Signals program. We explored all the 'Future of AI' scenarios playing out today and the opportunities, implications, and unintended consequences. Back then, there was a great deal of caution and questioning about exploring beyond the future of technology into social, environmental, and geopolitical implications and opportunities -- the Futures programs opened up the C-level and company overall to embracing a broader lens, which is common now at all global companies (or perhaps should be). One of the core goals of the Shaping the Future program was to change the culture to embrace the future and take bigger, bolder risks without fear of ridicule for crazy ideas or career advancement impact. Strategic Foresight has become more critical than ever in embracing the future, exploring uncertainty (unknown unknowns), and managing risk (known unknowns). My tagline at Accenture was 'See you in the future' to promote the use of Strategic Foresight and Futures programs. Mark Purdy Athena Peppes Angela Wilkinson Paul Daugherty Marc Carrel-Billiard Edy Liongosari Mary Hamilton Julie Sweet Lan Guan

📣📅 Next week, the final consortium meeting of the CAFEIN - Cluster Action For Ecosystem Innovation Network project will take place in Bologna, Italy! 🔍 What's on the agenda? 📊 Analysis of the results achieved so far: We will analyze all the results achieved so far and determine what still needs to be refined. 📝 Final version of the document: we will agree on the final version of the Joint Action Plan and the 5-Year Programme, which will be submitted to the European Commission. 🤝 Involvement of agencies and clusters: we will discuss the formal involvement of National Funding Agencies and clusters in our Joint Action Plan and 5-Year Programme. This will include the formal signing of documents and the discussion of next steps, including future collaboration invitations. 📋 Periodic report: We will prepare a periodic report summarizing our activities and the results achieved to date. ✉️ Letter of intent: We will discuss the letter of intent for new National Funding Agencies and clusters that want to join our activities. 🚀 Next steps: During the meeting, we will set priorities for the coming years and discuss the next steps in the implementation of the five-year program. This meeting is not only a summary of our hard work but also a milestone in achieving the project's objectives. Stay tuned for more! 🌟 Polish Clusters Association ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DES POLES DE COMPETITIVITE | Confindustria Emilia Area Centro | Clusters of Sweden | FENAEIC # Clusters y AEI´s | European Clusters Alliance | European Commission | EU Science, Research and Innovation | Pauline CAPUS | Marc Pattinson | Géraldine Quetin | Marta Mackiewicz | Anna Sokołowska | Carolina Garcés | Lars Persson Skandevall | Elvin Fetahi Matteo Venitucci | Daniel Gonzalez Bootello | Luca Tarantino | Antonio Novo Guerrero | Jose Ramón Natal | Monika Antonowicz

Nice summary of an essential difference between foresight and insight. Foresight expands the imagination of 'what might be' beyond insights that stay within the realm of the known or knowable. Has anyone brought foresight back into insights processes, to ask different questions of the existing knowledge base?

Great point! Foresight is NOT insight! Futures and Forsighting work is critical for the sort of strategic planning and theory of change we need to help navigate uncertain futures.

#FlipThroughDialogue 📖 In the Yearbook Dialogue Igor Papič, PhD, Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation highlighted the importance of fostering innovation and collaboration for national progress and emphasized the significance of the Scientific Research and Innovation Activities Act (ZZrID), calling it a crucial step in Slovenia's scientific journey: "Our aim is to move Slovenia from being moderate innovators to becoming innovation leaders. We have an action plan in the works to advance on the innovation scoreboard," he stated. 💡 To explore Igor Papič's suggestions for enhancing collaboration between business and science, FLIP THROUGH DIALOGUE 👉 https://lnkd.in/drJv4wqi

Highly recommend reading this 1-pager: 🔭 “Recognizing the difference between insight and foresight, and between complicated and complex, can transform how we approach strategic decisions. Foresight becomes more than a tool - it's a mindset shift that enables leaders to stay agile, future-ready, and resilient in the face of ambiguity. “ #foresight #systemsthinking #complexsystems

Last week, EU-LIFE launched the statement 'The future of European research: 5 key actions for a competitive Europe'. It provides the European Commission, the Council of Europe and Member States with effective actions to ensure that #Research & #Innovation is empowered to contribute to the competitiveness of European economy and to address global challenges.   Read the full statement here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/diuRSGUE 🎙️ “An upgrade of Europe’s competitiveness and Research & Innovation strategy is overdue and of great importance. EU-LIFE offers the expertise of its community and leadership to accompany the reform process,” said Giulio Superti-Furga, Chair of EU-LIFE and Scientific Director of CeMM. #EuropeanResearch #ExcellentResearch #EUcompetitiveness

ERRIN Director, Pirita Lindholm, recently shared her insights on the importance of the upcoming Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2024 conference in an article published by Science|Business. 🗨️Reflecting on the future regional innovation funding, Pirita stated “On the one hand we would like to see much stronger support for place-based ecosystems in the future framework programme, maybe throughout the programme, but also potentially strengthening existing programmes like the European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE), which supports the regional innovation valleys initiative." The #WIRE2024 conference in Budapest will bring together key voices in regional R&I to address regional development challenges and shape the future of EU innovation policy, including discussions on #FP10 and initiatives like #RegionalInnovationValleys. The conference is crucial in the context of the discussions on the Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e2pbtpAC and learn more about the conference here: https://lnkd.in/dADwwSn6