Description
Country
Focus area
The Government Foresight Group lends support to national skills foresight work, joint foresight processes and the development of national foresight activities. Its key objective is to help foresight activities and foresight-based information forge a connection with decision-making processes.
Link
Reference/weblink
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
Other
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
It is not possible to find the year that the Network commenced.
Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: is the initiative based on evidence derived from skill forecasts or foresight activities?
Yes, the National Foresight Network creates and uses foresight activities to inform decision-making.
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
The National Foresight Network is situated in the Prime Ministry, and its task is to inform decisions regarding many aspects, which occasionally may include the above-mentioned policy areas. 'Other' is found as a better category because the main purpose is informing decision-making about challenges in the Finnish society.
Funding
How it is funded?
Funded by national government
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Other
The National Foresight Network does not explicitly aim to address skills mismatch, but it can be used to inform policy areas regarding mismatch. Therefore, 'Other' is the most appropriate category.
Skills matching focus
How does the initiative address skills mismatches?
It informs decision-making in many policy areas, including, but not limited to, skills mismatch. Therefore, 'Other' is the most appropriate category.
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Skills forecasting
The main task for the National Foresight Network is to engage in foresight activities.
Skills foresight
The main task for the National Foresight Network is to engage in foresight activities.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
The National Foresight Network and its foresight work is used to inform decision-making.
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
National ministry
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
Other
The Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Other
The beneficiaries are decision-makers, and indirectly those targeted by the policies that the National Foresight Network informs.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
The National Foresight Network has not explicitly stated any success criteria. However, due to its purpose being to inform governmental decisions about education and employment, a success criteria that the National Foresight Network is able to deliver is information that helps decision-making in these areas.
Monitoring and evaluation
MONITORING and EVALUATION: Is progress measured regularly? What are the indicators used to measure progress of the policy instrument? Have any evaluations been conducted?
Due to the absence of explicit success criteria, there has been no evaluations of the initiative. Furthermore, the National Foresight Network's term is from 2020-2023, which means that it will first be evaluated after the term has ended.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
No
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
Due to the absence of success criteria, there has been no evaluation of the effectiveness of the initiative.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
There seems to be demand for foresight in decision-making, so it seems likely that the National Foresight Network continues.
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