Futures of Europeans

Maria João Rodrigues, Chair of the Social Sciences Advisory Group for the European Commission, Professor at ICSTE University Institute (Lisbon)

The EU, and individual Member States should put the emphasis on investment in knowledge to ensure the economic dynamism and the vigour of the whole European economy. The realisation of a knowledge society, based upon human capital, education, research and innovation policies, is key to boost growth potential and better prepare the future. A sustainable growth requires greater demographic dynamism, improved social integration, understanding and commitment.

INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2005-2008) provide the Community and the Member States with a framework which makes it possible to implement priority measures approved by the European Council. They will serve as a basis for drawing up the national reform programmes which the Member States are asked to present in the autumn of 2005.

Foresight for the new phase of the Lisbon process, and National Action Plans.
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"The question raised in the early 1990s – do we widen or deepen Europe – no longer arises. Together, we are building a strong Union in order to make a bigger success of the European project."

"We must strive for an open Europe, a Europe of dialogue. In each of the 25 countries work has begun on explaining and educating the public. This task is being pursued. It is by establishing a culture of dialogue and openness that we can improve ourselves. But it is also very true that we are still getting to know each other, getting to grips with the new realities of our Community. And that will take time. We must be patient and give ourselves the time to learn about and get to know each other.

Nor should we forget that expansion to 25 members has prompted questions about the EU’s identity, its borders and how it should function in future." José Manuel Barroso, 29 April 2005

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April 14
Networking the future – Think-tanks and the building of an European Knowledge Platform

Our Forward Studies' Knowledge platform is evolving from that the Lisbon strategy suggests to develop and apply New Mindset in the Web-enabled European and Global systems and communities - to apply the New Mindset evolving more amd more (e.g. for new and better jobs etc.).

Foresight thinking, understanding, researching and application - that is one of most important components of New Knowledge (mindset) Systems, but, only one of them, interacting and overlapping with such knowledge domains as Intangible values, Sustainable development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Knowledge management, Language challenge, Political leadership role.
Lisbon and Latvia

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