Competence Centre on Foresight

The shift of economic power from the established Western economies and Japan towards the emerging economies in the East and South is set to continue.

A foresight project to explore current developments, future potential and possible challenges for the EU created by the so called 'sharing' or 'collaborative' economy.

Demographic Scenarios for the EU - Migration, Population and Education, Joint Research Centre, European Commission and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) (2019). Ageing...

ESPAS - European Strategy and Policy Analysis System: ORBIS, Open Repository Base on International Strategic Studies - continuously updated. Shaping the Future: thoughts...

Regional demographics of working-age population are deepening: by 2050, the number of people of 20-64 years old will decrease (compared to 2015) by 49 million in Europe, by 22...

If current patterns continute, the total size of the EU labour force is projected to decrease during the next four decades. The projected decrease will come from the part...

That many societies have a growing older population will have implications for economic growth, inequality, and the sustainability of public finances. Furthermore, population ageing has an impact...

Unless consumption patterns of the emerging middle class in developing countries change, bottle necks in food and energy are very likely, along with increasing environmental degradation...

Unless consumers' behaviour and consumption patterns change, by 2030, demand for food, water and energy will increase by approximately 35%, 40% and 50% respectively, compared to 2012...

Developing countries have both a growing economy and a growing consuming population, while developed countries are mostly replacement economies. Developing economies and emerging markets...