FINLAND 2015

From the report: "The Finnish National Fund for Research and Development, Sitra, is a creative and flexible spearhead organization which strives to ensure that ordinary Finnish people will have even better lives in the future. Sitra has set itself the aim of placing Finland among the three most successful nations in the world by the year 2010. To this end, the following actions and areas of focus are emphasized in Sitra's strategy:"
http://194.100.30.11/suomi2015/suomi2015_1/english/Report.pdf

7 publications, in English, at http://194.100.30.11/suomi2015/

Our keys of success

I think, if we have understanding of what does it mean, and are gaining practice experience of

Learning
Knowledge
Conversation/language
Issues
Systems thinking
Futures,

also for the Lisbon strategy's identified objectives at all levels,
in the process of implementation,
Knowledge Management can be a powerful area.

Partnership for European Renewal

Presentation of the Commission's proposals for a 5 year strategy and 2005 legislative and work programme From Europaworld 11/2/2005

José Manuel BARROSO, President of the European Commission,
Helping Europe to Change

European Economic and Social Committee -
Presentation of the Commission’s proposals for a 5 year strategy and 2005 legislative and work programme. Brussels, 10 February 2005

the Lisbon strategy objectives
turning into action and results
forging a dynamic Partnership for European Renewal

Partnership must "reach beyond our Ministries and capitals to capture the imagination of Europe’s homes, schools and factories."

The Strategic Objectives distil Europe’s hopes into three key goals: prosperity, solidarity and security.

put knowledge and innovation at the centre of growth and job creation

For Futures: the Social Sciences

Re-inventing the Social Sciences, OECD proceedings (OECD, 2004) PDF

The published report presents the views of high-level experts on the future of the social sciences based on 4 workshops (1999-2001), organized under auspices of OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy.

Eleven presentations. Include

Conclusions, FROM OPENING TO RETHINKING THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, by Luk Van Langenhove
THE THREE MEANINGS OF "DISCIPLINE" Immanuel Wallerstein

Knowledge base for entrepreneurial foresight basics.

The next generation of learning, knowledge and language ( L - 1.3.)

The WFS

I have an insight into
Futurist
A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future
January-February 2005 Vol. 39, No. 1
http://www.wfs.org/futcontjf05.htm

From the contents of current issue:
Beyond the Book: Electronic Textbooks Will Bring Worldwide Learning
By Parker Rossman

Also, THE FUTURE OF HIGHER (LIFELONG) EDUCATION:
For All Worldwide, A Holistic View
a link

an important link

I find useful LOCAL WEBSITE ARCHIVE for offline reading and knowledge accumulation. http://www.aignes.com/wsarc/ Martin Aignesberger.

Thanks.