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Welcome to iKnow: The Innovation, Foresight and Horizon Scanning System

To explore the iKnow system please use the top navigation menu to access the iScan - to monitor and search WI-WE issues, the iDelphi - to assess and prioritise WI-WE issues, the iLibrary - to share innovation and foresight and horizon scanning (FHS) documents, the iCommunity - to engage and network innovation and FHS people, the iNews - to feature selected contributions to iKnow’s FHS systems, and the iOracle - to map FHS practices, players and outcomes – in collaboration with the mapping activities of the European Foresight Platform. To learn about the iKnow project's objectives and background, please click here .

You are now in our iBank of issues, also called WI-WE Bank. In this platform you will be able to access 30058 Wild Cards and 38973 Weak Signals (total of 69031 WI-WE) mapped by some of our 30280 active members. Here you can view Wild Cards (WI) and Weak Signals (WE), create your own Wild Cards and/or Weak Signals, answer to Wild Cards and Weak Signals Deplhi. You can also contribute to other member's WI-WE as they can contribute to yours.

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List of 9 featured WI-WEs

Type of WI-WE: all WI-WE | Wild Cards | Weak Signals

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Sources: FP7 (428) ERA dimensions (16) other EU (1) other IGOs (14) RTOs (7) government (3) business (3) NGOs (4) lawmakers/politicians (2) scientists/researchers (23) celebrities/artists (1) blogs (11) social networks (5) TV/radio (8) corporate press (16) community press (1) fiction books/movies (1) magazines (2) academic journals (4) foresight/futures (4) history/past event (3) interviews (122) workshops/meetings (48) community spaces other (62)

	date	headline	key words/tags	status FP7 theme occurrence organization wi-we status
WI	27.01.11 10:11:05	Rapid-Diagnosis-Machines	diseases, rapid diagnosis, machines, detection, daily life	fully-fledged
WI	08.02.11 15:10:19	agriculture runs out of phosphor due to algae biofuel production	famine, agriculture, algae, biofuel, phosphor fertilizing	fully-fledged
WI	08.02.11 15:17:59	National energy grid disappears	energy, domestic, households, self-sufficient in energy, national energy grid	fully-fledged
WI	04.02.11 12:25:54	Nano dreams - more than a reality?	brain-computer interface, virtual reality, designer dreams	fully-fledged
WE	22.01.11 14:39:11	Development of new materials	materials, development, R&D, nuclear energy, industry	fully-fledged
WE	23.01.11 16:51:09	Small-scale nuclear power plant operating	energy, cities, small-scale reactors, operation, independence	advanced
WE	09.02.11 13:30:23	Growing frequency of floods in Europe and the world	climate change, storm, disaster, flooding, weather, natural hazards	fully-fledged
WI	09.02.11 17:03:50	CCTV Cameras pulled down	security, privacy, surveillance, hackers, CCTV	fully-fledged
WE	26.02.11 16:59:57	Ancestors’ Second Life influences our First Lives	religion, ICT, virtual identities, ancestors, avatar, second life	fully-fledged

iKNOW has been featured in the media and several research projects:

DIE ZEIT (Germany), Financial Times (Germany), El Heraldo (Colombia), Prospective Foresight Network (France), Nationalencyklopedin (Sweden), EFP - European Foresight Platform (EC), CfWI - Centre for Workforce Intelligence (United Kingdom), INFU - Innovation Futures (European Commission), EULAKS - European Union and Latin America Knowledge Society (European Commission), TAFI - Towards A Future Internet (European Commission), [dstl] Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (UK), EFSA - European Food Safety Agency (European Union), Malaysia Foresight Programme (Malaysia), Bulletins Electroniques (Austria & France) and more...

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