Technology Foresight: Security Threats and Responses Workshop in Brussels, Belgium
8 December 2011 - 8 December 2011
Austria
Nanotechnology, ICT, robotics and Biotechnology are some major fields in the forefront of S&T which may give rise in the future to new unexpected security threats. Early awareness of potential threats posed by these technologies will better prepare Europe to take appropriate preventative measures.
Foresight and forward-looking methods have been applied in FESTOS to capture some of these threats and potential ways to cope with such developing security risks. The issue of freedom of knowledge was thoroughly investigated as part of these efforts.
This final workshop is based on the main FESTOS objectives:
• Identification of future security threats posed by emerging technologies
• Presentation of narrative scenarios
• Assessing the need for knowledge control
• Evaluation of policy measures to cope with the threats
You are kindly invited to attend this final workshop which will present the FESTOS project results and discuss policy recommendations. The agenda may be accessed from the following link:
http://www.festos.org/images/stories/FESTOS/festos-final-event-agenda.pdf(opens in new window).
The workshop will be attended by EU representatives and experts from different fields. The event offers you a proactive opportunity to give feedback, offer opinions and have a personal impact on the future security research policy of the EU.
The event will take place on the 8th of December 2011 in Brussels at The Hotel Brussels, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, Brussels, Belgium.
To register for the event, send an email to ricky@post.tau.ac.il with subject “FESTOS Final Event Registration”. Please include in the body of the email, <first-name>, <last-name> and, <organisation name>. Please register as early as possible as spaces are limited.<br/><br/>The workshop is organised jointly by the FESTOS consortium:<br/><br/>ICTAF Interdisciplinary Center for Technological Analysis and Forecasting at Tel Aviv University<br/>U-Turku (University of Turku)<br/>ULOD (University of Lodz)<br/>EFPC (EFPC (UK) Ltd)<br/>TUB (Center for Technology and Society, Technische Universität Berlin)<br/>For more information on FESTOS: www.FESTOS.org</div>
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Foresight and forward-looking methods have been applied in FESTOS to capture some of these threats and potential ways to cope with such developing security risks. The issue of freedom of knowledge was thoroughly investigated as part of these efforts.
This final workshop is based on the main FESTOS objectives:
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• Evaluation of policy measures to cope with the threats
You are kindly invited to attend this final workshop which will present the FESTOS project results and discuss policy recommendations. The agenda may be accessed from the following link:
http://www.festos.org/images/stories/FESTOS/festos-final-event-agenda.pdf(opens in new window).
The workshop will be attended by EU representatives and experts from different fields. The event offers you a proactive opportunity to give feedback, offer opinions and have a personal impact on the future security research policy of the EU.
The event will take place on the 8th of December 2011 in Brussels at The Hotel Brussels, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, Brussels, Belgium.
To register for the event, send an email to ricky@post.tau.ac.il with subject “FESTOS Final Event Registration”. Please include in the body of the email