Country

Year

Exercise Type

Lead Author Type

Title

Australia

2011

Discussion paper

Government agency

Trends in Manufacturing to 2020 (Future Manufacturing Council, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, 2011)

Australia

2006

Positioning / lobbying document

Industry association

Manufacturing Futures: Achieving Global Fitness (The Australian Industry Group, 2006)

Canada

2005

Positioning / lobbying document

Industry association

The future of manufacturing in Canada - Perspectives and Recommendations on International Business Development (Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, 2005)

China

2011

Technology roadmap

Learned Society

China: Advanced Manufacturing Technology in China: A Roadmap to 2050 (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2011)

China

2009

Foresight study

Learned Society

Technological Revolution and China's Future-Innovation 2050 (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009)

Denmark

2008

Research strategy (Consultation)

Government agency

Research 2015: A Basis for Prioritisation of Strategic Research (Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, 2008)

EU

2010

White paper

EC (DG Enterprise and Industry)

EU Manufacturing Industry: What are the Challenges and Opportunities for the Coming Years? (DG Enterprise and Industry, 2010)

EU

2009

Expert report

Academia

The ManuFuture Road (Jovane et al, 2009)

EU

2007

Roadmapping

Public research centre

ManufutureWorkprogramme "New Production" (Manufuture, 2007)

EU

2007

Scenarios study

Consultancy

The Future of Manufacturing in Europe (Brandes et al, 2007)

EU

2007

Literature review

Consultancy

Manufacturing Futures for Europe - A Survey of the Literature (Van der Zee and Brandes, 2007) 

EU

2007

Research strategy

Public research centre(Fraunhofer)

Manufacturing Visions: A Holistic View of the Trends for European Manufacturing (Dreher, 2007)

EU

2007

Literature review

Academia

The Future of Manufacturing: Survey of International Technology Foresight Initiatives (Montorio and Taisch, 2007)

EU

2007

Academic article

Academia

Managing knowledge in manufacturing: results of a Delphi study in European manufacturing industry

EU

2007

Academic article

Academia

Feeling for the future: strategic responses to industrial, economic and technological change in the European instruments and sensors sector

EU

2005

Delphi survey

Public research centre(Fraunhofer ISI)

Manufacturing Visions (ManVis, 2005)

Germany

2010

Research Strategy (Expert Consultation)

Research ministry (Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

Produktionsforschung 2020 [Production Research 2020] (BMBF, 2010)

Ireland

2012

Research strategy

Government thinktank

Report of the Research Prioritisation Steering Group

Sweden

2008

Positioning / lobbying document (on research strategy)

Industry association

Production Research 2020: Strategic Research Agenda (Teknikföretagen, 2008)

Sweden

2000

Technology foresight ('Panel approach')

Learned society & Industry Association

Swedish Technology Foresight "The Foresighted Society": Production System (IVA et al., 2000)

UK

2010

Technology foresight

Government agency

Technology and Innovation Futures: UK Growth Opportunities for the 2020s (Foresight Horizon Scanning Centre, Government Office for Science, 2010)

UK

2012

Consultation report

Government agency / Academia

A landscape for the future of high value manufacturing in the UK

UK

2013

Consultation report

Government agency

Future of manufacturing: a new era of opportunity and challenge for the UK

USA

2012

Literature review and expert consultation

Think tank

Emerging Global Trends in Advanced Manufacturing (IDA for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI) [Shipp et al., 2012]

USA

2012

Workshop report

Learned society

Making Things - 21st Century Manufacturing and Design: Report of a Symposium (NAE, 2012)

USA

2011

Workshop report

Government agency

Extreme Manufacturing Workshop: Technology Needs for Long-Term US Manufacturing Competitiveness (NIST, 2011)

USA

2011

Expert report

Government agency

Report to the President on Ensuring American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing (PCAST, 2011)

USA

2011

White paper

Think tank

The Case for a National Manufacturing Strategy (ITIF, 2011)

USA

2011

Expert report

Government agency

Make: An American Manufacturing Movement (US Council on Competitiveness, 2011)

USA

2010

White Papers

Government thinktank

White Papers on Advanced Manufacturing Questions for PCAST (STPI, 2010)

USA

2009

Workshop report

Government agency

Challenges to Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing: Report of a National Workshop (NIST, 2009)

USA

2009

White paper

Government

A Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing (White House, 2009)

USA

2009

Expert interview report

Government

Japan's Manufacturing Competitveness Strategy: Challenges for Japan, Opportunities for the United States (US Dept of Trade, 2009)

USA

2009

White Paper

Thinktank

The Facts about Modern Manufacturing

USA

2008

Scenarios / Expert Consultation

Government thinktank

Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World (US National Inteligence Council, 2008)

USA

2008

Research strategy

Government

Manufacturing the Future (NSTC, 2008)

USA

2007

Expert report

Government agency

Future of Manufacturing in the US (Lehtihet et al., for NIST, 2005)

USA

2007

Academic article

Academia

A Brief History of the Future of Manufacturing: US manufacturing technology forecasts in retrospective, 1950-present (Youtie, 2007)

Korea

2004

Expert panel, Delphi, Scenario panel

S&T Policy Agency

Korea 2030 -  The Third Korean National Foresight Exercise (Korean Institute for S&T Evaluation and Planning, 2030)

Brazil

2008

Expert panel

Government agency

Estudos Prospectivo: Cadeia Coureiro, Calçadista e Artefatos [Prospective Studies: Chain leather, Footwear and Artifacts]

Brazil

2008

Expert panel

Government agency

Cadeias e móveis [Chairs and Furniture]

Brazil

2008

Expert panel

Government agency

Estudos prospectivos: Aeronáutica [Prospective studies: Aerospace]

Brazil

2008

Expert panel

Government agency

Estutos prospectivos: Plástico [Prospecfive studies: Plastic]

Brazil

2008

Expert panel

Government agency

Estudos prospectivos: Equipamentos médicos, hospitalares e odontológicos
[Prospective studies: Medical Equipment, Hospital and Dental]

Brazil

2009

Expert panel

Government agency

Estudos prospectivos: Higiene pessoal, perfumaria e cosméticos [Prospective studies: Personal Hygiene, Perfumery and Cosmetics]

Brazil

2010

Expert panel

Thinktank

Energia solar fotovoltaica no Brasil: subsídios para tomada de decisão
[Photovoltaic solar energy in Brazil: support for decision making]

Brazil

2010

Expert panel

Thinktank

Eletrônica Organânica: contexto e proposta de ação para o Brasil  [Organic Electronics: context and proposed actions for Brazil]

Brazil

2010

Expert panel

Government agency

Estudo Prospectivo Setorial: Têxtil e Confecção [Prospective Study Sector: Textile and Garment]