4CF has secured a four-year “Foresight-on-Demand” consulting contract as part of a consortium successfully led by AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. The consortium with 4CF’s participation will advise the European Commission and fourteen other EU organisations on science and technology policy programming. By working together under the FOD framework contract, the European Commission will gain access to knowledge on potential future developments gained through participatory processes, and the ability to further extend its foresight capacity within its own bodies. The activities implemented under the contract are intended to support European investment plans in science, technology and innovation. 

“We are honoured and thrilled to work on this prestigious and long-term contract together with other recognized consortium members and support European policy with our strategic foresight expertise and experience” – Norbert Kołos, managing partner of 4CF The Futures Literacy Company, said. “It is a very welcome continuation of our previous efforts to support EU institutions in their foresight endeavours”. – he added.

FOD consortium partners include also: 4strat, ISINNOVA – Research Innovation Sustainability, Prospectiva, Visionary Analytics, Insight Foresight Institute (IFI), IDEA STRATEGISCHE ECONOMISCHE CONSULTING, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, ARCTIK – Communication for Sustainability, University of Turku, Technopolis Group, RAND Europe, Zentrum für Soziale Innovation, Technologické Centrum Praha.