Technology foresight : first report. Volume II, Minutes of evidence and appendices / Science and Technology Committee.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and Technology
Date:
1995
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Credit: Technology foresight : first report. Volume II, Minutes of evidence and appendices / Science and Technology Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OC 24 October 1995] [Continued ' er ——————————————————————————————————$—$§ a Broad area Generic priority Recommendation Priority grouping cee 22 Sensors and Sensory Chemical, biological, mechanical, Key Information electromagnetic sensors and measuring Processing instruments, data fusion techniques and data processing 23 Security and Secure communications, information storage and Key Privacy Technology encryption, behavioural and transaction pattern analysis, smart cards, detection and prevention of financial fraud, customer verification and recognition techniques A Cleaner and 24 Clean Processing Production of more efficient processes via waste Emerging Sustainable Technology minimisation, reduced emissions, discharges and . World solid wastes; interactions between regulatory systems and the science base; and integrated monitoring and control of pollution 2 Energy Technology, | Combustion monitoring and control; air-breathing Emerging including aircraft engines, control and minimisation of combustion, emissions; maximising fuel efficiency; storage monitoring and and transmission technology control 26 Environmentally Alternative, sustainable energy technologies and Key sustainable resource conservation; energy efficient machines technology and systems; social issues relating to energy usage; marine environment; appropriate technologies for developing countries 27 Product and Life-cycle evaluation in relation to sustainable Emerging Manufacturing Life technologies, environmental impact, changing use Cycle Analysis and lifelong support, manufacturing evolution, product evolution and incremental improvement; disposal and decommissioning STEERING GROUP GENERIC INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES Steering group generic infrastructure priority Broad area Generic priority Recommendation The skills base 1 Training better SET Including use of interactive learning to bolster the skills base teachers in universities and FEIs, with particular reference to maths and physics 2 Communications skills To develop these skills in SET managers, scientists and engineers in explaining SET development and potential 3 IT competence To develop IT competence at all levels: the schoolroom, degree courses, in the workforce and amongst middle and top managers 4 Public understanding of Active promotion of science to engender widespread science understanding of scientific achievements and dispel unwarranted fear of leading-edge possibilities 5 Business awareness Develop business awareness in education and training institutions and in the content of HEI SET science courses Research in the 6 Maintain support for truly Whether in a Foresight priority area or not, to maintain science base excgllent basic research excellent basic research on a selective basis 7 New incentives for To encourage universities and Research Councils to develop interdisciplinary research more multidisciplinary research activity