Obiettivo THE AIM OF THE STUDY WAS THE WORKING OUT A METHODOLOLOGY TO INVESTIGATE THE ROLES OF SOCIAL ACTORS, AND THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON RELATIONS DEVELOPING BETWEEN ACTORS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO NORTHERN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES. THE RESEARCH USES MANY OF THE CONCEPTS OF THE INTERNAL WORK OF FAST DONE BY D.V.D. WERF, BUT HAS MADE SOME IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS, NOTABLY THE ADDITION OF AS SIXTH SCENARIO ON A BROADER CONCEPT OF WORK, GIVING ATTENTION TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF NON-JOB TYPES OF WORK TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS SCENARIO IS CALLED: S6. Q BROADER CONCEPT OF WORK : ACTORS COME TO REALIZE THAT WORK INCLUDES BOTH JOBS WHICH YIELD INCOME, AND OTHERF WORK WHICH DIRECTLY MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE WORKER AND THEREFORE SUBSTITUTES FOR INCOME. BOTH KINDS OF WORK COME TO BE USED JOINTLY TO PROVIDE AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF LIVING. THE STUDY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE ATTITUDES OF DIFFERENT ACTORS ABOUT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, AND TO FIND OUT WHICH PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THE DIFFERENT ACTORS PREFER AND SEE AS PROMOTING THEIR OWN INTERESTS. THE FUTURE OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS IS CREATED BY AGREEMENT, BY CONFLIT AND OR BY COCT AND OR BY COALLITIONS OF DIFFERENT SOCIETAL GROUPS OF "SOCIAL ACTORS". EACH GROUP OF ACTORS HAS ITS OWN MESO SCENARIO OF THE FUTURE, CONCERNED WITH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ITS OWN HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS, AND BACKED BY THE STRATEGIES IT ADOPTS TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS. MANY INFLUENCES DETERMINE EACH GROUP'S PERCEPTIONS OF ITS SITUATION AND ITS FUTURE ASPIRATIONS, LEADING TO BALANCE/IMBALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN THEM. ALL THE GROUPS ARE IN A POSITION TO EXPERT SOME INFLUENCE IN ALTERING THE PATTERN OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND THEY DO SO IN WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE A MANNER THAR WILL SERVE THEIR OWN INTERESTS. BUT NO GROUP CAN, BY ITS OWN UNAIDED ACTION,ENSURE THE OUTCOME MOST BENEFICIAL TO ITS OWN MEMBERS. Programma(i) PRE-FAST 2 - Research programme (EEC) on forecasting and assessment in science and technology (FAST), 1983-1987 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Muinin Teo Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 12,Lower Ormond Quay 28 Bray Irlanda Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato