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The EFMN is part of the European Foresight Knowledge Sharing Platform. It monitors and maps Foresight activities all over the world.

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Knowledge Sharing Platform (KSP) run by DG JRC-IPTS on a mandate from the European Commission DG RTD. It covers the entire range of activities related to the promotion and the structuring of a European science and technology Foresight area. The three main functions of the KSP are: to mobilise Foresight as intelligence for EU policy, mainly research and innovation policy; to foster exchanges of experiences between Member States and regions; and to consolidate and better structure the Foresight knowledge base. It provides links to FORERA, JRC, COST A 22, IPTS, UNIDO.

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The SKEP ERA-NET (Scientific Knowledge for Environmental Protection) is a partnership of 15 government ministries and agencies, from 11 European countries, responsible for funding environmental research. The project aims to improve the co-ordination of environmental research in Europe. Complementary initiativesthat are linked to SKEP are also found there: such as ERFF, TUAC and Science Meets Policy.

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SEI's mission is to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world by providing integrative knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment and development.

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The Forward Studies Unit was a service of the Commission which was integrated into the Grooup of Policy Advisers when it was established in May 2001.

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The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization. It conducts inter-disciplinary scientific studies on environmental, economic, technological and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global change. IIASA is located in Austria near Vienna and is sponsored by its National Member Organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

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IPTS is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). Its mission is to provide customer-driven support to the EU policy-making process by researching science-based responses to policy challenges that have both a socio-economic and a scientific or technological dimension.

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What is Foresight? Foresight, and its associated horizon scanning centre aims to provide challenging visions of the future, to ensure effective strategies now. It does this by providing a core of skills in science-based futures projects and unequalled access to leaders in government, business and science. The current projects are: Mental Capital and Wellbeing, Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment and Tackling Obesities: Future Choices