| Article ID: | iaor20042901 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 169 |
| End Page Number: | 190 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Journal: | International Transactions in Operational Research |
| Authors: | Tavares L. Valadares |
| Keywords: | government, knowledge management |
A problem-oriented methodology for technology foresight is proposed in this paper stemming from the Portuguese project ‘Engenharia e Tecnologia 2000’ and oriented to support governmental policy making. This methodology includes several models from operational research to classify knowledge and to assess its impact on societal development, contributing to a better relationship between science and society, and to implement a new paradigm of development based on knowledge society.