The Millennium Project: issues and opportunities for the future
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The second year of the American Council for the UN University's Millennium Project culminated with the identification and rating of 180 developments that could emerge to greatly improve the human condition in the foreseeable future. These developments were classified into 15 global opportunities with suggested measures that may be used to achieve them. The feasibility of these measures was assessed by policy makers and advisors. The relationships and impacts of the 15 global opportunities and the 15 global issues identified at the Millenium Project' first year of operation are presented.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1999
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Update on the ... millennium project
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The Millennium Project of the American Council for the United Nations University was established to predict the global future. The project was established by respected global organizations, scholars and futures analysts to anticipate the emerging problems of the world. The project is a continuous research program that analyzes the current sociological and technological situation and formulates major and minor scenarios for a 'State Future Report' that is made available to international information systems.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1996
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The Millennium Project: challenges we face at the millennium
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The research undertaken by the Millennium Project with regard to the future of humanity is discussed. A scenario to the year 2050 covers the themes of human development, technological development and political economic policy.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 2001
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