Gesa Schönberger appointed member of BMBF “Strategic Foresight” initiative

How will current trends in research and education shape the future of society? To address this important question the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has established the so-called “Zukunftskreis” (future working group), together with the „Zukunftsbüro“ (future workshop) as part of the Ministry’s „Strategic Foresight“ initiative. One of the main activities of the initiative will be to study ongoing trends and developments both in terms of future opportunities and risks. Among the members of the working group are experts from a variety of disciplines, who will identify the most relevant topics in education and research to build possible scenarios for the future.  

Dr. Gesa Schönberger, since 2016 Managing Director at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), is one of the members of the “Zukunftskreis”. „In my position as managing director of an international research institute I am aware of the great potential of science. And Artificial Intelligence is only one of the areas which will have a huge impact on society. To facilitate successful knowledge transfer from science to society it is essentail that decisions are based on scientific facts and prepared strategically.“

The recently launched „Foresight Process“ initiative will also study the development of societal values and the technological and social changes society will be facing in the next decade.

Further information:
https://www.bmbf.de/de/karliczek-wir-schauen-in-die-zukunft-9549.html
https://www.bmbf.de/de/mit-foresight-in-die-zukunft-schauen-930.html
http://vorausschau.de/#zukunftskreis