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Welcome to iKnow: The Innovation, Foresight and Horizon Scanning System

To explore the iKnow system please use the top navigation menu to access the iScan - to monitor and search WI-WE issues, the iDelphi - to assess and prioritise WI-WE issues, the iLibrary - to share innovation and foresight and horizon scanning (FHS) documents, the iCommunity - to engage and network innovation and FHS people, the iNews - to feature selected contributions to iKnow’s FHS systems, and the iOracle - to map FHS practices, players and outcomes – in collaboration with the mapping activities of the European Foresight Platform. To learn about the iKnow project's objectives and background, please click here .

You are now in our iBank of issues, also called WI-WE Bank. In this platform you will be able to access 30058 Wild Cards and 38973 Weak Signals (total of 69031 WI-WE) mapped by some of our 29330 active members. Here you can view Wild Cards (WI) and Weak Signals (WE), create your own Wild Cards and/or Weak Signals, answer to Wild Cards and Weak Signals Deplhi. You can also contribute to other member's WI-WE as they can contribute to yours.

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List of 9 featured WI-WEs

Type of WI-WE: all WI-WE | Wild Cards | Weak Signals

Filter: Inspired by

Sources: FP7 (428) ERA dimensions (16) other EU (1) other IGOs (14) RTOs (7) government (3) business (3) NGOs (4) lawmakers/politicians (2) scientists/researchers (23) celebrities/artists (1) blogs (11) social networks (5) TV/radio (8) corporate press (16) community press (1) fiction books/movies (1) magazines (2) academic journals (4) foresight/futures (4) history/past event (3) interviews (122) workshops/meetings (48) community spaces other (62)

WE 2000-2005general

Implantable electronics leaving no trace

medical research, implantable electronics, devices, drug delivery, biomarkers, no trace

ViewCreated 21.04.11

WI now-2050fp7-environment

Trace pollutants cause ethnic air cleansing in Europe

pollution, racism, cohesion, ethnic, terrorism, social norms, hereditary disorders

ViewCreated 09.02.11

WE before 2000fp7-sme

Administration rather than results a priority

public funding, scientific excellence, administration, return on investment, research results

ViewCreated 04.02.11

WE 2005-nowfp7-transport

Realisation of Smart Safety

communication, smart systems, road safety, intelligent technology, safety

ViewCreated 27.01.11

WE 2005-nowfp7-health

Human Enhancements

human performance, body enhancements, implants, body status, tissue

ViewCreated 27.01.11

WE 2005-nowwm-cz

Lack of interest in nuclear energetics among young generation

research, nuclear energy, young generation, interest, human resources

ViewCreated 23.01.11

WI now-2050general

Clean coal technology discovered

fossil fuels, energy, technology, discovery, clean coal

ViewCreated 21.01.11

WI now-2050general

Entering new energy era

efficiency, materials, nuclear energy, physics, era

ViewCreated 21.01.11

WE before 2000fp7-space

Ideas for radically new ways to reach Space

space transportation, space elevator, space travel

ViewCreated 22.12.10

iKNOW has been featured in the media and several research projects:

DIE ZEIT (Germany), Financial Times (Germany), El Heraldo (Colombia), Prospective Foresight Network (France), Nationalencyklopedin (Sweden), EFP - European Foresight Platform (EC), CfWI - Centre for Workforce Intelligence (United Kingdom), INFU - Innovation Futures (European Commission), EULAKS - European Union and Latin America Knowledge Society (European Commission), TAFI - Towards A Future Internet (European Commission), [dstl] Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (UK), EFSA - European Food Safety Agency (European Union), Malaysia Foresight Programme (Malaysia), Bulletins Electroniques (Austria & France) and more...

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