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Mapping Weak Signals

Inspired by: interviews » Each European country for itself does not mean anything.

version: 7 / updated: 2011-10-23
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Jean Claude BURGELMAN, "Institute for Prospective Technological Studies", interviewed by "MIOIR".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)

Each European country for itself does not mean anything.

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)

Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)

There is a growing idea that we must act more together. There is also the realisation that if we want to be a global player we need a common foreign and defence policy. I think these might make it possible. With the research nationalism, however, you see weak signals in how the debates are conducted today about research policy. The fact, for example, that the UK has decided to cut 25 percent of its overall research budget will inevitably have a boomerang effect. All actors will try to substitute what they miss by getting the money from where they can find it, but not going for a European approach but a national approach. So there are signals there.

Keywords

European Union, Economic Security.

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...

	issue	type of issue/development	potential impact on society	timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1		resolution of uncertainty	beneficial
#2		resolution of uncertainty	harmful

Importance

		please specify
	please select	please specify
Level 1: important for a particular country
Level 3: important for the European Union

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

cultural/religious filters (values, traditions, faith, spiritual beliefs)

political filters (party or ideological interests)

social filters (class, status, education level)

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

		where?		please justify:
	particularly relevant	Europe	world	please justify:
Social cohesion and diversity
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Innovation dynamics
Techno-security, hazard & risk

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

		please justify:
	particularly relevant	please justify:
Social Sciences and Humanities

Progress: 52.51% WWI-WE Version: 7
0	mandatory questions pending
19	questions total
9	questions answered
9	questions completed
10	questions pending