1) The document discusses foresight activities in Thailand and the Asia-Pacific region, including projects done through the APEC Center for Technology Foresight on topics like the future of low-carbon societies and ASEAN's future of science, technology, and innovation from 2015 onward. 2) It provides details on foresight projects conducted in Thailand and ASEAN countries, such as a real-time Delphi study on the future of low-carbon societies and the Krabi Initiative which set the basis for ASEAN's science, technology, and innovation work plan beyond 2015. 3) Lessons learned from the foresight activities emphasized the importance of people-to-people interaction, proper knowledge management and capacity

1. ©2011 Dr. Nares Damrongchai 1 Foresight Activities in Thailand and the Asia-Pacific Region Dr. Nares Damrongchai Executive Director APEC Center for TechnologyForesight @ The 4th International Conference on Foresight Tokyo, 9 March 2011 Photograph from iStockphoto.com

2. Nares Damrongchai @APEC Center for Technology Foresight 2 APECMemberEconomies APEC Official Observers • Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat • Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) • Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) © 2008 APEC Secretariat

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4. Low-Carbon Society Beyond 2050 Nares Damrongchai APEC Center for Technology Foresight

6. 23-28 from 3 regions (28.2 - 35.9 %) answered

7. Asia 21.8 - 26.9 %

8. Thailand 7-9 out of 23-28

9. Gender (male 15-19, female 6-9)5 Photograph from iStockphoto.com

10. Nares Damrongchai Futures of Low Carbon Society Climate change and its impact Migration, rural life, and natural resources Trade of goods and services http://www.lcs2050.com/ Housing, construction, urban life, transportation Society and health

11. Participating member economies APEC Hong Kong, China Malaysia Korea Indonesia Philippines New Zealand Canada Japan Australia Vietnam Chinese Taipei Singapore China Russia Thailand United States Non-APEC Macao, China United Kingdom Germany

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13. ASEAN’s Future of Science, Technology, and Innovation: 2015 and Beyond

14. ASEAN’s Knowledge Economy Index ASEAN Source: World Bank, 2010

15. Pre-workshop vote for prioritization No. of votes

16. Krabi Initiative 2010:Science Technology and Innovation (STI) for a Competitive , Sustainable and Inclusive ASEAN ASEAN 2015 – Vision of ASEAN Leaders Rationale Roles of STI – A Balance between Competitiveness and Human Development (People-oriented STI) Reinventing ASEAN Scientific Community for a Meaningful Delivery of STI Agenda in ASEAN ASEAN Innovation for Global Market Green Technology Digital Economy, New Media & Social Network Food Security Thematic Tracks Science and Innovation for Life Biodiversity for Health & Wealth Water Management Energy Security Public-Private Partnership Platform STI for Green Society Bottom-of-the -Pyramid (BOP) Focus Youth-focused Innovation STI Enculturation Paradigm Shifts Organisational restructure for a meaningful delivery of STI agenda in ASEAN Develop mechanisms to pursue partnerships and cooperation with other stakeholders in STI Courses of Action Enhance ASEAN Plan of Action on S&T for 2012-2015 and leverage the recommendations of the Krabi Retreat for development of future APAST beyond 2015 Implement monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the implementation of STI thematic tracks Source: National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office - Thailand, December 2010

18. Set the basis for the region’s work plan from 2015- on science, technology and innovation (STI) for a competitive , sustainable and inclusive ASEANfocusing on bottom-of-the-pyramid, youth, and green society Photo from Flickr.com All rights reserved by faha_ska

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20. Future Innovative Cities in ASEAN

21. The Project in a Nutshell

22. Designing “City Innovation System”

23. From “OpenSpace” Workshop, Bangkok

24. From “OpenSpace” Workshop, Bangkok

25. From “OpenSpace” Workshop, Bangkok

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27. APEC Center for Technology Foresight 22 Thailand in 2020

28. APEC Center for Technology Foresight 23 Traditional Thai Mackerel Dynamic Mekong Shrimp Violent Meat Soup

29. Lessons Learned

30. “People-to-people interaction is as important as the analysis of data and patterns”

31. “Importance of proper knowledge management and capacity building”

32. “Different generations respond differently to the future”

33. Informal and inclusive scenarios approach could be a potentially innovative and productive The End