(Centre o Oficina de) Prospectiva

English translation: Office / Centre for Future Studies

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Catalan term or phrase:(Centre o Oficina de) Prospectiva
English translation:Office / Centre for Future Studies
Entered by: Comunican

21:33 Oct 23, 2008
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Catalan term or phrase: (Centre o Oficina de) Prospectiva
thsi is in a document about innovation in tourism:

PROSPECTIVA TECNOLÒGICA
És el procés sistemàtic d’anàlisi del futur de la ciència, la tecnologia i la societat, amb l’objectiu d’identificar aquelles tecnologies genèriques emergents i les àrees de recerca estratègica necessàries per al seu desenvolupament, que tinguin major probabilitat de proporcionar beneficis econòmics i socials.
En general, no són les empreses les que fan prospectiva, sinó que en cada país hi sol haver un Centre per a la Prospectiva o una Oficina de Prospectiva que es dedica a fer informes de prospectiva.

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Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:35
Future Prospects Office
Explanation:
Or Future Trends Office, or Forthcoming Trends Department.

They'd be my first, rather literal takes. But there is probably some specially coined "cool-sounding" equivalent in the English Speaking world. Like "The Trend Seers Office" or some other such pretentious garbage :-)
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Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 14:35
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Thanks Berni and Ross - would never have got this one without you...
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3 +1Future Prospects Office
Berni Armstrong
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Future Studies Offic/Centre
Ross Andrew Parker

  

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Future Prospects Office


Explanation:
Or Future Trends Office, or Forthcoming Trends Department.

They'd be my first, rather literal takes. But there is probably some specially coined "cool-sounding" equivalent in the English Speaking world. Like "The Trend Seers Office" or some other such pretentious garbage :-)

Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 14:35
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Thanks Berni and Ross - would never have got this one without you...

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agree  Ross Andrew Parker: Maybe "Centre/Office for Future Studies"
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Reference comments


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Reference: Future Studies Offic/Centre

Reference information:
Reflections on World Futures Studies Federation
The World Conference was held at the end of the Future Studies course in 1976 ..... It was organised by the 'Centro Catala de Prospectiva', particularly by ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=5009545969 - Similar pages
by EB Masini - 2005 - Related articles
[PDF] Workshop on the Futures of Culture; The Futures of culture, v.1 ...
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As a Future Studies Federation, w e discussed "Cultural identity in an ...... Centro de Investigación Prospectiva. Fundación Javier Barros Sierra ...
unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001593/159309mo.pdf - Similar pages

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CENTRE FOR FUTURE STUDIES - sounds even better
The Centre for Future Studies
The Centre for Future Studies is an independent international think tank concerned with research into future trends and developments and their impact on ...
www.futurestudies.co.uk/ - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

Ross Andrew Parker
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Asker: moltes gràcies, Ross!

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