Presented by: DSTL Horizon Scanning Team, MOD
Date and time: 12:30 – 14:00 – Wednesday 31 October, 2007

DSTL’s Horizon Scanning Team has developed an approach for identifying exciting new developments in worldwide science and technology and for raising internal awareness. In this seminar, the Team will share the principal elements of their work and explore how this process might be adapted for the humanitarian sector. They will describe some of the ways in which horizon scanning can inform strategic planning and bridge the gaps between technical and policy staff. A number of new developments, considered to be of potential relevance to the humanitarian community, will be used to illustrate the value of the approach.