Objective THIS PROJECT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF CURRENT AND EMERGING TECHNICAL DEVICES AND AN ASSESMENT OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW SERVICES. THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AS A NETWORK ACTIVITY. FOLLOWING AN INITIAL PHASE IN WHICH MANY CURRENT AND EMERGING DEVICES AND THEIR POTENTIAL TO CREATE SERVICE ACTIVITIES WERE IDENTIFIED, WELL DEFINED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY WERE ALLOCATED TO EACH NETWORK MEMBER. EACH COUNTRY DECIDED ITSELF HOW TO GENERATE AN INPUT TO THE STUDY AND A VARIETY OF METHODOLOGIES WERE USED. THESE RANGED FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL MEETINGS AROUND THE CHOSEN SUBJECT TO CONSULTATION WITH EXPERTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND TO THE DRAWING UP OF REPORTS FROM THE RESEARCHERS' OWN EXPERIENCES. Programme(s) PRE-FAST 2 - Research programme (EEC) on forecasting and assessment in science and technology (FAST), 1983-1987 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Technical Change Centre EU contribution No data Address SW7 4ES London United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data