Introduction to Technology Forecasting and Assessment methods

A technological forecast is a prediction of the future characteristics of useful machines, procedures or techniques. Owing to its importance, this article discusses Technology Forecasting (TF) starting from its various definitions, necessity, a short review on the existing work, more particularly in the field of agriculture. Thereafter, it proceeds to explain the different types of classifications under which the various Technology Forecasting methods can be categorised. It also gives a brief account on various technology assessment methods available in the literature.

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Asteroid and Comet Surveys

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0074180900047720 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 161 ◽

pp. 385-400

Author(s):

B.G. Marsden

Keyword(s):

Logical Sequence ◽

Different Types ◽

The Future ◽

Ecliptic Latitude ◽

Similarities And Differences

Past surveys are described in the logical sequence of (1) comets visually, (2) asteroids visually, (3) asteroids photographically and (4) comets photographically. Plots show the evolution of asteroid surveys in terms of visual discovery magnitude and ecliptic latitude, and similarities and differences between surveys for the different types of body are discussed. The paper ends with a brief discussion of more recent discovery methods and some thoughts on the future.

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Project Narratives That Potentially Perform and Change the Future

Project Management Journal ◽

10.1177/8756972821995340 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 875697282199534

Author(s):

Natalya Sergeeva ◽

Graham M. Winch

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Value Creation ◽

Future Research ◽

Future Research Agenda ◽

Project Life Cycle ◽

Different Types ◽

The Future ◽

Organizational Narrative ◽

Project Life ◽

Future Project

This article develops a framework for applying organizational narrative theory to understand project narratives that potentially perform and change the future. Project narratives are temporal but often get repeated throughout the project life cycle to stabilize meaning, and could be about project mission, vision, identity, value creation, and so forth. Project narratives have important implications for organizational identity and image crafting. This article differentiates among different types of project narratives in relation to a project life cycle, providing case studies of project narratives on three major UK rail projects. We then set out the future research agenda into project narrative work.

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Regulating for Content on the Internet: Meeting Cultural and Social Objectives for Broadband

Media International Australia ◽

10.1177/1329878x0110100105 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 101 (1) ◽

pp. 19-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gerard Goggin ◽

Catherine Griff

Keyword(s):

The Internet ◽

Final Report ◽

Media Convergence ◽

Different Types ◽

The Future ◽

Broadcasting Regulation ◽

Productivity Commission ◽

Specific Regulation ◽

Film And Video ◽

Do So

Much of the present debate about content on the internet revolves around how to control the distribution of different sorts of harmful or undesirable material. Yet there are considerable issues about whether sufficient sorts of desired cultural content will be available, such as ‘national’, ‘Australian’ content. In traditional broadcasting, regulation has been devised to encourage or mandate different types of content, where it is believed that the market will not do so by itself. At present, such regulatory arrangements are under threat in television, as the Productivity Commission Broadcasting Inquiry final report has noted. But what of the future for certain types of content on the internet? Do we need specific regulation and policy to promote the availability of content on the internet? Or is such a project simply irrelevant in the context of gradual but inexorable media convergence? Is regulating for content just as quixotic and fraught with peril as regulating of content from a censorship perspective often appears to be? In this article, we consider the case of Australian content for broadband technologies, especially in relation to film and video, and make some preliminary observations on the promotion and regulation of internet content.

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Survey on the involvement of consumers in health technology assessment programs

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ◽

10.1017/s0266462306051427 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 497-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

David Hailey ◽

Margareta Nordwall

Keyword(s):

Health Technology Assessment ◽

Technology Assessment ◽

Health Technology ◽

International Network ◽

The Future

Objectives: The aim of this study was to obtain information from members of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) on their involvement of consumers (patients, carers, and related organizations) in their programs.Methods: A questionnaire for a survey was developed and sent to member agencies in October 2005.Results: Of the thirty-seven agencies that provided responses, 57 percent involve consumers in some aspects of their HTA programs and 83 percent intend to involve consumers in the future. Summaries of HTA reports that are intended to be easily understood by consumers are prepared by 49 percent of the agencies, and 36 percent involve consumers in dissemination of HTA material.Conclusions: Most INAHTA members involve consumers in some aspects of their programs, although not always routinely. Involvement seems likely to increase in the future.

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Changes in the future use and characteristics of the automobile transportation system: summary and findings office of technology assessment

Futures ◽

10.1016/0016-3287(79)90052-1 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 527-529

Author(s):

Peter Hall

Keyword(s):

Technology Assessment ◽

Transportation System ◽

The Future ◽

Office Of Technology Assessment

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Reimagining American education: Possible futures: A curriculum that promotes civic ends and meets developmental needs

Phi Delta Kappan ◽

10.1177/00317217211058526 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 103 (3) ◽

pp. 54-57

Author(s):

Carol D. Lee

Keyword(s):

Prior Knowledge ◽

Human Learning ◽

Civic Life ◽

American Education ◽

Developmental Needs ◽

Different Types ◽

The Future

If schools are to prepare students to participate more productively in civic life, schools will need to ensure that they have opportunities to practice the skills of civic reasoning, argues Carol Lee. Yet schools are challenged by the limits in the curriculum and the difficulty of addressing the different types of prior knowledge that students bring to the classroom. Lee suggests that when schools build their content and pedagogy on current understandings of human learning, they will be better able to enable students from all backgrounds to practice building the understandings they need, now and in the future.

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The need for holistic enterprise control assessment methods for the future electricity grid

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ◽

10.1016/j.rser.2015.11.007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 ◽

pp. 669-685 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Amro M. Farid ◽

Bo Jiang ◽

Aramazd Muzhikyan ◽

Kamal Youcef-Toumi

Keyword(s):

Assessment Methods ◽

Electricity Grid ◽

The Future

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Proposal of city tram-train line for Wrocław

Transportation Overview - Przeglad Komunikacyjny ◽

10.35117/a_eng_17_07_01 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 (7) ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jacek Makuch

Keyword(s):

Short Review ◽

Line Number ◽

Railway Line ◽

Different Types ◽

New City ◽

Housing Estates

In article short review of different types of present tram-train solutions working on world was made. Worked out till now proposals of tram-train lines for Wrocław were analysed. Proposal of new city tram-train line for Wrocław, connecting existing tram-loops Poświętne and Kromera, with utilization of railway line number 292 on section among stations Wrocław Sołtysowice and Wroclaw Osobowice, serving housing estates Poświętne and Karłowice, with possible branch to Sołtysowice was presented.

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