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Inspired by: FP7 » Common European Language Established

version: 1 / created: 2010-08-27
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Originally submitted by: Ines Lietzke
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

IDEAS: Interdisciplinary

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Common European Language Established

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
A new Common European Language is established. I shall help to overcome language barriers within the EU and foster a common European identity. It shall not replace any language spoken in the EU member states.

Keywords

common, EU, European, language, education

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050+

Features of life if the wild card manifests

Feature 1: business models and industrial environment
New language schools take up their business and offer language courses in CEL.
Feature 2: education and research environment
Schools and universities have to adapt their schedules as their offer language classes but also other subjects being taught in CEL. For adults, free language courses are offered all over Europe. Cross-European research projects increasingly use CEL as working language and publish scientific papers in CEL. Thus, the research environment serves as a driver for the spread of the language and helps raise the acceptance.
Feature 5: politics and global affairs
The aim is to have CEL as the only working language in all EU institutions. As a first step, all official EU documents are translated into CEL. New employees have to have a language certificate.

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Desirable

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 3: important for the European Union

Early indicators

(including weak signals)

"Esperanto" was a first attempt to establish as new language.

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

cultural/religious filters (values, traditions, faith, spiritual beliefs)
institutional filters (rules, laws, regulations)

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

In a probably enclosed way (e.g. geographically, sectorally)

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Transformation of a system (e.g. new applications, change in stakeholders relations/influence)

Key drivers or triggers

Provide up to 2 possible drivers or triggers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
please describe
Driver / Trigger 1 		please describe
Driver / Trigger 2
Political It would be a political decision to foster a common European identity by a common European language.

Potential impacts (risks & opportunities)

Timeframe options
Risks Opportunities
long term
(more than 10 years after the Wild Card manifests) 		Next generations would grow up in a EU where all citizens speak their own but also a common language.

Potential stakeholders' actions

before
it occurs 		after
it occurs
Policy actors (at the international, European and national levels) push the decision to establish such a language decide to establish such a language
Academic/Research sector establish a cross-European research team to "design" such a new language
Media debate the common European language
General public debate the common European language

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Governance and trust in democracy

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Social Sciences and Humanities
Research infrastructures
Regional development
International S&T Cooperation

Pan-European strategies potentially helping to deal with the wild card

please justify:
particularly relevant
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer

 Features of a research-friendly ecology contributing to deal with the wild card

For further information about 'research-friendly strategies' click here

please justify:
particularly relevant
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.

Relevance for future R&D and STI policies

Note: RTD = research and technology development; STI = science, technology and innovation
In the very long run, a common European language would make it very easy to communicate within Europe. There would be no language barriers between scientists and researchers alt all any more.