Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (D5.5)

Summary The current Plan summarises the beneficiaries’ strategy and concrete actions related to the protection, dissemination and exploitation of the project results. Horizon 2020 is a Research and Innovation programme aiming at fostering competitiveness and growth and increasing benefits to the European Union economy and citizens. Public investment in projects are to be converted into socio-economic benefits for the society, as clearly indicated in the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation, with a clear accent to the beneficiaries’ obligations to exploit and disseminate the outcomes of the funded activities. The Horizon 2020 work programme 2014-2015 explicitly specifies that project proposals shall include a draft Plan for the Exploitation and Dissemination of Results. This Plan is a strategic document indicating how the partnership establishes the basis for the intellectual property strategy, dissemination and exploitation activities, and summarises the beneficiaries’ strategy and concrete actions related to the protection, dissemination and exploitation of the project results. See Article 43 Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/legal_basis/rules_participation/h2020-rules-participation_en.pdf Other contributing authors Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum GmbH (DKRZ), Joachim Biercamp, Kerstin Fieg, Jakob Luettgau, Nabeeh Jumah, Thomas Ludwig European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Daniel Thiemert, Peter Bauer, Peter Dueben Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (CNRS-IPSL), Francesca Guglielmo, Sylvie Joussaume Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie (MPI-M), Reinhard Budich Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (CERFACS), Sophie Valcke Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Kim Serradell Met Office (Met O), Mick Carter , David Matthews Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Bryan Lawrence The University of Reading (UREAD), Grenville Lister Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (SMHI), Uwe Fladrich National University of Ireland Galway - Irish Centre for High End Computing (ICHEC) , Alastair McKinstry Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Sandro Fiore, Giovanni Aloisio, Silvia Mocavero Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Florian Prill Seagate Systems UK Limited (SEAGATE), Malcom Muggeridge, John Forgan, Sai Narasimhamurthy, Giuseppe Congiu BULL SAS (BULL), Erwan Raffin , Xavier Vigouroux, Cyril Mazauric Allinea Software Limited (ALLINEA) Olly Perks, Patrick Wohlschlegel, Martin Hall, Laurent Lebea

The Tannhäuser Gate. Architecture in science fiction films of the second half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century as a component of utopian and dystopian projections of the future.

The Tannhäuser Gate. Architecture in science fiction films of the second half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century as a component of utopian and dystopian projections of the future. The films of science fiction genre from the second half of the 20th and early 21st century contained many visions of the future, which were at the same time a reflection on the achievements and deficiencies of modern times. In 1960s, cinematographic works were dominated by optimism and faith in the possibility of never-ending progress. The disappearance of political divisions between the blocs of states and the joint exploration of the cosmos was foreseen. The designers undertook cooperation with scientists, which manifested itself in showing cosmic constructions far exceeding the real technical capabilities. Starting from the 1970s, pessimism and the belief that the future will bring, above all, the intensification of negative phenomena of the present began to grow in films. Fears of the future were connected with indicating various possible defects and insoluble contradictions between them. When, therefore, some dystopian visions illustrated the threat of increase in crime, others depicted the future as saturated with state control mechanisms and the prevalence of surveillance. The fears shown on the screens were also aroused by the growth of large corporations, especially by their gaining political influence or staying outside the system of democracy. The authors of the films also presented their suspicions related to the creation of new types of weapons by corporations, the use of which might breach the current legal norms. Particular objections concerned research on biological weapons and the possible spread of lethal viruses. The development of robotics and research into artificial intelligence, which must have resulted in the appearance of androids and inevitable tensions in their relations with humans, also triggered fear. Another problem for film-makers has become hybrids that are a combination of people and electronic parts. Scriptwriters and directors likewise considered the development of genetic engineering, which led to the creation of mutant human beings. A number of film dystopias contemplated the possibility of the collapse of democratic systems and the development of authoritarian regimes in their place, often based on broad public support. This kind of dystopia also includes films presenting the consequences of contemporary hedonism and consumerism. The problem is, however, that works critical of these phenomena were themselves advertisements for attractive products

A century of macroeconomic and monetary thought at the National Bank of Belgium

"A century of macroeconomic and monetary thought at the National Bank of Belgium" traces the history of economic research at the National Bank of Belgium, from the early decades of the 20th century to its present functioning in the Eurosystem. The study also goes into the major economic policy debates, as well as the specific lines of macroeconomic and monetary thinking at the National Bank of Belgium. The focus is very much on the role of the Research Department in policymaking and its dialogue (and debates) with the academic communityNational Bank of Belgium, central banking, monetary theory, economic research

Summer 2009: Caring for creation

A sustainable future rests in our hands Institutions like St. Norbert College, dedicated to the furthering of research and the education of future generations, take seriously their responsibility to teach by word and example how we might meet the Earth’s need for gentler living. On the cover: Wherever the Norbertine order has sent them, its members have looked for ways to meet the needs of the community around them. The charism of the order itself, consistent with Catholic social teaching, calls for a careful stewardship of the earth. No surprise, then, that environmental education and sustainability is such a natural concern for a college like St. Norbert.https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/snc_magazine_archives/1010/thumbnail.jp

The need for economic policy coordination between Europe, Japan, and the United States: Policy recommendations for the 1990s

Better policy coordination between Europe, Japan, and the United States is urgently needed in order to restore economic growth and to diminish mutual trade imbalances. Using the EC Compact model it is shown how coordinated fiscal policies can contribute to reaching these goals in the 1990s. For Europe, the most plausible fiscal policy option seems to be a combination of lower direct taxes, public spending cuts, and wage moderation; for Japan a more expansionary fiscal policy is feasible. For the United States, however, public spending cuts or tax increases are necessary conditions for better economic performance. In addition, for all three blocks a swap between tax reduction and wage moderation is recommended

Mission: Vol. 20, No. 12

Mission: Vol. 20, No. 12. The articles in this issue include: Looking to the Past and to the Future from the Editor, The Ambivalence of Belief by Robert Seymour, Job: The Struggle of Faith by Michael V. Houston, God is Love by Ken Cameron, Restoration and the Cultural Risk by Ron Durham, and A Disciple Responds to the New Search for Unity by Daniel Griggs. A WORD FOR OUR TIMES: Relics of the Past by Ben B. Boothe, How Much is a Person Worth? by John Wright, Maturity or a New Infancy? by David Sampson, and Don\u27t Count My Blessings For Me! by David Mercer. BOOKS: Reviewed by Bruce L. Edwards, Review Editor. Micro-Myths: Exploring the Limits of Learning with Computers (Joe Nathan) and Computers: Bridges to the Future (Parker Rossman). Forum and Index

The American futures studies movement (1965-1975); its roots, motivations, and influences

In the 1960s and 1970s many Americans of widely dissimilar motivations used the study of possible futures as an open forum to express their desires, fears, and visions. Their efforts led to new organizations, publications, conferences, and university programs, which constituted an intellectual movement with far-reaching influences. The emergence of post-WWII futurism is a multi-stranded history involving people with diverse motivations and backgrounds who aspired to revolutionize policymaking at all levels. Their efforts crossed national borders and often transcended Cold War divisions. Many futurists hailed from governmental, business, or scientific backgrounds and advocated for issues ranging from national economic planning boards, or future-consciousness at corporate levels of decision-making, to sustainable ecological practices. One of their many historical strands went back to the early Cold War years and the philosopher-mathematicians employed by the RAND Corporation. Given the sensitive forecasting challenges brought by Cold War unknowns, these architects of futurist methodologies believed they needed to devise better - more scientific - opinion technologies. Their search for improving the tools, such as the Delphi method, of future-minded decision-making continued into the 1960s and 1970s. While qualitative assessments still reigned supreme in the social sciences, quantitative analysis became increasingly important during the 1960s. Futurists used social, political, and economic indicators to study alternative futures and comment on their presents. These futures researchers prized the quantification of past and present values both for physical and social concepts. From these numbers, they aspired to clarify the future: how to predict and understand it, and ultimately how to change it for the better. Futurists cared about many things, not only about perfecting their methodologies or epistemic foundations, but also about addressing current, pragmatic, and popular issues. The desire to disseminate their ideas more widely and have their methodology gain greater influence compelled futurists to organize and formalize their field. The field\u27s momentum slowed down by the 1980s as many critics disapproved of futurist methods and the deterministic, wishful, or simplistic outlooks that some futurists imagined. Although the movement in the United States was unique, other international case-studies developed in distinct yet comparable ways. Although futures researchers around the globe for centuries had enjoyed speculating about the future, this twentieth-century movement promised better predictions that were more systematic, detailed, controlled, quantitative, and expert

Brief Lives

Owen Fiss has led an enviable life. The Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale Law School is a revered teacher; author of dozens of books and articles on procedure, constitutional law, and legal theory; and one of the most cited legal scholars of all time. Devotion to Brown v. Board of Education, the liberalism it fostered, and the Warren Court pervade Fiss\u27s life as a law clerk, lawyer, and professor. They also pervade his writings, even his magisterial Holmes Devise volume on the Fuller Court. In Pillars of Justice: Lawyers and the Liberal Tradition, a book written to inspire and instruct the young, Fiss introduces us to his legal liberalism, Yale, and heroes - Thurgood Marshall, William Brennan, John Doar, Burke Marshall, Harry Kalven, Eugene Rostow, Arthur Leff, Catharine MacKinnon, Joseph Goldstein, Robert Cover, Morton Horwitz, Carlos Nino, and Aharon Barak