The Millennium Project November Newsletter

Recent news - The Millennium Project:

Real-Time Delphi on future issues of Global Governance of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) – deadline Dec. 31, 2023: The Millennium Project invites all those studying or working on the theme to share their judgements on the elements necessary for safe and productive global governance of AGI in our new online Real-Time Delphi. Read more and join: https://www.millennium-project.org/agi-global-governance-real-time-delphi-deadline-dec-31-2023/

MP Planning Committee Meeting – Dubai, Nov. 25-26, 2023: Updates on the most recent activities run by The Millennium Project and its Nodes and next steps will be discussed and shared. Read the agenda and see who will be participating: https://www.millennium-project.org/the-millennium-project-planning-committee-meeting-in-dubai-nov-25-26-2023/

“Latinoamérica 2050. Retos, escenarios y acciones – new publication by the Mexico and the Bolivia Nodes: 25 Latin American futurists, from ten different countries, develop an in-depth diagnosis, based on the 15 Global Challenges facing humanity, of the main threats and opportunities that are currently facing the Latin American region. Read more & order: https://www.millennium-project.org/latinoamerica-2050-retos-escenarios-y-acciones/

Dubai Future Forum – Nov. 27-28, 2023: DFF is the second edition of one of the world’s largest gathering of Futurists taking place at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. Read who from the Millennium Project will be joining the event as keynote speaker and meet all those attending: https://www.millennium-project.org/dubai-future-forum-nov-27-28-2023/

Virtual consultation on the Summit of the Future – Dec. 13, 2023: The Co-Facilitators of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Process of the Summit of the Future invites major groups and other stakeholders (MGoS) and civil society representatives to this virtual consultation. Read more and register: https://www.millennium-project.org/virtual-consultation-on-the-summit-of-the-future-dec-13-2023/

Recent News - The Millennium Project Nodes:

Education of the futures Series - Nov. 29: the Brazilian Futures Group of the Sao Paulo Catholic University organizes the last interactive online seminar of the year for the series, with the participation of Arnoldo de Hoyos (Brazil Node Co-Chair): https://www.millennium-project.org/education-of-the-future-series-in-brazil-nov-29-2023/

FEN Demo Hour on FutureGov game – Dec. 14, 2023: The next free meeting organized by our Foresight Europe Network for its monthly Demo Hour series will be focused on a speculative policy dialogue tool developed at the EU Policy Lab. Read more and register: https://www.millennium-project.org/fen-demo-hour-on-futuregov-game-dec-14-2023/

ANPROTEC 2023 conference – Nov. 6-8, 2023: during the last day of this annual meeting on innovation and society in Brazil, Rosa Alegria (Brazil Node Co-Chair) introduced the 3 “Work/Tech 2050” scenarios by The Millennium Project during the panel on “Emerging futures: impacts on society”. Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/anprotec-2023-conference-nov-6-8-2023/
“Delphi-based visual scenarios: An innovative use of generative adversarial networks” is a new open publication by Simone Di Zio (Italy Node Co-Chair), Yuri Calleo, and Mario Bolzan (Italy Node member) on Futures vol. 154 that proposes a new method for the development of Delphi-based Visual Scenarios (DBVS) adopting GANs: https://www.millennium-project.org/delphi-based-visual-scenarios-new-publication-on-futures/

Futuuri Special Issue: this special issue of the newsletter by the Finland Futures Research Centre, hosting the Helsinki Node, is focused on the Futures Conference 2024 and includes articles reports on the Special Millennium Project Session on Flourishing Urban Futures to Overcome Polycrisis – Roadmap for Resilience 2050” and on Rosa Alegria (Brazil Node Chair)’ keynote speech on “Intergenerational Dialogue”: https://www.millennium-project.org/futuuri-newsletter-on-the-2023-futures-conference/

FEN Demo Hour on Imagination and Feminist Futures – Nov., 16, 2023, from 16:00 - 17:30 CET: the recording of the meeting is now available on our YouTube Channel: https://www.millennium-project.org/fen-demo-hour-on-imagination-feminist-futures-nov-16-2023/

New in Press:

Publication: Futuri. new issue on "Policrisi. Europa, Mediterraneo e scenari globali" with contributions from Mario Bolzan (Italy Node member) and Simone Di Zio (Italy Node Co-Chair) on "In ricordo di Antonio Pacinelli" and from Mara Di Berardo (Italy Node Co-Chair) et al. on "I Futures Studies in Italia: un'analisi esplorativa".

Publication: Modern Diplomacy, "What can the current EU AI approach do to overcome the challenges at its core" by Epaminondas Christophilopoulos (Greece Node Chair).

Publication: Infobae.com, "La urgencia de un pacto por el Futuro" by Héctor Casanueva (Chile Node Chair).

Publication: Futures (154), 2023, 103244, “World Futures Day 2022: A mixed method approach to identify topics of a global futures agenda” by Mara Di Berardo, Simone Di Zio (Italy Node Co-Chairs), and Lara Fontanella.

Publication: Mexico 2050. Challenges, Scenarios & Actions: English version of “Futuros México hacia 2050”, a study by Concepción Olavarrieta (Mexico Node Chair), Guillermo Gándara, and Jorge Máttar (Mexico Node members).

Publication: European Commission, “R&I foresight in government: a handbook for Policymakers” with contributions from Cornelia Daheim (Germany Node Co-Chair), Philippe Destatte (Brussels Node Co-Chair) and others.
Publication: European Commission, “Research, innovation, and technology policy in times of geopolitical competition” with Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, (Greece Node Chair) among the authors.

Publication: Human Futures, the WFS magazine includes contributions from Leopold Mureithi (Kenya and East Africa Nodes Chair) and Martin Kruse (Copenhagen Node Chair).

Reminder:

New courses by the Dubai Future Academy – After Jerome Glenn’s course on “Methods to Develop Scenario Content" run in October, Paul Saffo (MP Board of Directors) will run a course on "Innovation Foresight. Identifying long-term Science/Technology trends and their business/policy implications" on Nov. 22-23, 2023. Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/new-courses-by-the-dubai-future-academy-oct-nov-2023/

Stay up to date:

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See you in Dubai!
Mara Di Berardo, PhD
MP Communications Director and Italy Node Co-Chair