2nd APFN, Tamkang University
March 10-11 2016
The second meeting focused on case studies of what works in foresight and what does not work in the context of a transforming Asia-Pacific region. That is, how are Asian governments, universities, corporations, non-governmental organizations and cities responding to dramatic changes including, the following emergent trends:
coal and oil-based energy to renewable energy sources
shift from steep hierarchical models of governance to flatter peer-to-peer networks where power resides in greater soft power, at the nodes.
a shift from male domination toward gender equity and partnership.
an identity shift from the nation-state to other forms of identity (linguistic, regional, global, religious, individual, and virtual).
a shift from capitalism to new models of the economy (social entrepreneur, cooperative, sharing, disruptive).
A shift from world culture and wealth being dominated by Western poles to the rise of Asia-pacific cities and poles of wealth accumulation.
The rise of city-states as centres of political, economic, and cultural power.
The rise of disruptive new technologies (robotics, artificial intelligence, digitalization, 3d printing).