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Mapping Wild Cards

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Originally submitted by: Nicholas John
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Drastic reduction in investment in research in Europe

(approx. 150 words)

Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)

Owing to a lack of interest in science, the goal of spending 3% of the GNP on research is dropped.

research, european research

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

	please select	(if any) describe related trend or situation
		(if any) describe related trend or situation
A counter trend/development/situation (e.g. There is a massive decline in mobile phone usage due to fears of health hazards; Considerations of privacy lead to the banning of video surveillance in public spaces

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

Undesirable

		please specify:
	please select	please specify:
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

(including weak signals)

A decline in applications for university places.

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