But Ireland has barely begun to develop the tools, expertise, and institutions that let governments think in decades rather than quarters. Founded in 1992, the Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku has become a leading hub for foresight education and research. With around 50 staff, it trains masters and doctoral students and co-ordinates futures teaching across nine universities through the Finland Futures Academy, strengthening foresight capacity across the public and private sectors. The parliament of Finland’s committee for the future, founded in 1993, was the world’s first standing parliamentary committee dealing with future policy. Second, create a futures centre for research and training to develop the skills needed inside government, business, and civil society.

Source: Irish Examiner January 06, 2026 01:00 UTC