Catalogue description Department of Trade and Industry: Office of Science and Technology, Transdepartmental Science and Technology Group, Foresight Directorate: Registered Files (XJ Series)

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Title: Department of Trade and Industry: Office of Science and Technology, Transdepartmental Science and Technology Group, Foresight Directorate: Registered Files (XJ Series)
Description:

This series contains records relating to Technology Foresight.
Date: 1994-2000
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: XJ Prefix
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Trade and Industry, 1983-2007

Office of Science and Technology, Transdepartmental Science and Technology Group, Foresight Directorate, 1994-2000
Physical description: 6 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2023 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

Following the Cabinet reshuffle in July 1995 the Office of Science and Technology (OST) was transferred from the Cabinet Office's Office of Public Service and Science (OPSS) to the Department of Trade and Industry. The Foresight Directorate under the Office of Science and Technology were responsible for the development and implementation of various Foresight Programmes. The Foresight projects gave evidence to policymakers to help them create policies that are more resilient to the future. This approach originated from the Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) White Paper, which explored how to improve partnerships between public and private sectors. Foresight project teams work with government departments, experts and academics to identify where new or emerging science can inform policy.

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