Final Report Summary - FUTURE DETECTIVES (Co-production on European research and future studies targeted at young people)
The FUTURE DETECTIVES project aimed to motivate young people towards pursuing a career in science through the production of four television programmes for its impact on the future society. More specifically, the project objectives were to:
1. demonstrate to young people, who were unfamiliar with science, the way it could influence their living conditions so as to trigger their curiosity;
2. increase the acceptance of public funding of science through illustration of its contribution in strengthening Europe's position in global competition;
3. motivate the dialogue between scientists, politicians and the civil society through visualisation of future scenarios and presentation of relevant discussions between different groups;
4. encourage young people to select a scientific career.
The programmes were widely broadcasted in Europe and were distributed in numerous educational institutions. It appeared that the development of the series in pre-sale was almost impossible; nevertheless, the acquisition of formats and brands was significant, indicating the potential of the series to become an international success via the implementation of an adequate distribution and promotion strategy.
1. demonstrate to young people, who were unfamiliar with science, the way it could influence their living conditions so as to trigger their curiosity;
2. increase the acceptance of public funding of science through illustration of its contribution in strengthening Europe's position in global competition;
3. motivate the dialogue between scientists, politicians and the civil society through visualisation of future scenarios and presentation of relevant discussions between different groups;
4. encourage young people to select a scientific career.
The programmes were widely broadcasted in Europe and were distributed in numerous educational institutions. It appeared that the development of the series in pre-sale was almost impossible; nevertheless, the acquisition of formats and brands was significant, indicating the potential of the series to become an international success via the implementation of an adequate distribution and promotion strategy.
