Date: 24-26 October 2007
Venue: Villa Bighi, Kalkara, Malta
Aim and Objectives of Workshop
The aim of this three-day workshop is to
- Create a shared understanding of emerging trends and drivers of science-society and science popularisation futures
- Share inter-regional experiences on effective methods and approaches for tackling future and emerging science-society challenges, namely gender, privatisation, lifelong learning, virtual communities of practice, climate change...
- Define a framework for a future-oriented science popularisation strategy using futures approaches
- Complement this open exchange of experiences with practical training sessions on 'Futures Tools' appropriate for tackling science popularisation challenges
Methodology
The workshop will combine:
- plenary and break-out sessions for practical group work
- training in a range of futures tools included in the Futurreg Toolkit, namely horizon scanning, trend analysis, Delphi, scenarios and vision management
- design session to develop a blueprint for a future-oriented science popularisation strategy
The final plenary session will capture the WG inputs to define a desired and feasible portfolio of science popularisation actions.
Targeted Participants
- Science popularisation organisations and educational bodies
- Policy-makers in public entities
- Science teachers and University experts
- Foresight practitioners
For the National Strategy for Science Popularisation please click here
Workshop Programme
Wednesday, 24th October
9.30 Official opening
Welcome and introduction Dr Brian Warrington, CEO, MCST
Opening remarks Professor Juanito Camilleri, MCST Chairman
Futurreg Project: Key aims and results Mr Gethin While, Cardiff Business School, Futurreg Coordinator
Futurreg Malta: Policy Insights and Learning Dr Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Policy Unit, MCST
Science popularisation futures Mr Giovanni Buttigieg, MCST
Questions and feedback
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30-13.00 Introduction to the Programme
Rationale of the workshop Dr Jennifer Cassingena and Giovanni Buttigieg
Introduction to the workshop themes Mr Giovanni Buttigieg
Introduction to futures tools Dr Jennifer Cassingena Harper
Tour de table
15.00-16.30 Respecting the rights of Future generations Mr Jean-Paul De Lucca, Junior College
Questions and discussion
17.00-18.30 Futures Tools
Introduction to horizon scanning Dr Jennifer Cassingena Harper
Questions and discussion
Thursday, 25 October 2007
9.30-11.00 Futures Tools
Horizon scanning and societal challenges Mr Victor van Rij, Senior Advisor, COS
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, NL
Questions and discussion
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30-13.00 Futures Tools
Mapping trends and drivers Dr Jennifer Cassingena Harper
Group activity
13.00 Networking
Friday, 26 October 2007
10.00-12.30 Reporting back on Group activity
14.30-16.00 Scenarios and vision management Mr Gethin While, Cardiff Business School, Futurreg Coordinator
16.00-16.30 Coffee Break
16.30-18.00 Evaluation and Conclusions
Experts
Victor van Rij, Commissie Overleg Sectorraden, Netherlands
Jennifer Harper, Futurreg
Area practitioners
Climate - Prof Charles V Sammut
Environment - Lucien Stafrace, Malta Environment and Planning Authority
Gender - Marie Marzloff, Euro-Med Gender Connection
Leisure - Philip Fenech, President, Hospitality and Leisure Division, GRTU
Life-long learning - Ben Wunsch-Grafton, Grafton Development
Networking / virtual communities of practice - Francesco Mollace, Civitas Solis
Private-Public partnerships - Vito Lafata, Centro Studi ed Iniziative Euopeo