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Ozcan Saritas

  • Ozcan Saritas has been at HSE University since 2010.

Education and Degrees

  • 2006

    PhD
    University of Manchester
    Thesis Title: Systems Thinking for Foresight

  • 2000

    Master's in Project and Construction Management
    Istanbul Technical University

  • 1998

    Degree in Architecture
    Istanbul Technical University

Editorial board membership

  • 2012: Member of the Editorial Council, Форсайт (Foresight and STI Governance).

  • 2009: Editor-in-chief, Foresight.

Responsibilities

Performs management of the Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.

Performs project management of the laboratory, and implementation of relevant objectives and functions.

Organises and conducts research within the framework of the Basic Research Programme and the Global Competitiveness Programme.

Coordinates activities of the research team members.

Performs supervision of junior scholars of the laboratory.

Participates in organisation of research conferences and workshops of the laboratory and institute.

Courses (2023/2024)

Courses (2022/2023)

Courses (2021/2022)

Foresight (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng

Courses (2020/2021)

Courses (2019/2020)

Courses (2018/2019)

Courses (2017/2018)

2008 to present: Scenario Methods for Research, Manchester Business School Ph.D. Programme.

2010: Innovation in a Low Carbon Economy, M.Sc. Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship.

2010: An M.Sc. course on “Technology Foresight: developing long-term planning, future building and visioning skills” Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics - Institute of Statistical Research and Knowledge Economics, Moscow. 

2009: Sustainable Technology Management, M.Sc. Management of Science, Technology and Innovation Programme.

2008: Foresight Methods and Concepts, M.Sc. Management of Science, Technology and Innovation Programme, University of Manchester (UK). 

2008: Strategic Foresight for Organisations, Manchester Business School MBA Programme (UK). 

2005-2006: B.A. course on “Construction Management and Economics”, Architecture Programme, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University.

Publications68

Participation in research conferences and workshops

International workshop "Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) Foresight for South Africa" under UNESCO High-Level Futures Literacy Summit, Paris, France (online), 8-12 December 2020. Presentation: "Process and Methodology of the South African STI Foresight 2030"

International workshop "Foresight 3.0: The Literacy of Transformation" under UNESCO High-Level Futures Literacy Summit, Paris, France (online), 8-12 December 2020. Presentation: "How mapping deeper layers can help to explore ‘deeper opportunities’. How collective intelligence can enable new forms of ‘collective foresight"

International workshop "Foresight 3.0: The Literacy of Transformation" under UNESCO High-Level Futures Literacy Summit, Paris, France (online), 8-12 December 2020. Presentation: "Foresight-3.0 theory and practice — with the prime case study of the Covid-19 pandemic"

Mid-way Conference on Futures Research, Budapest Metropolitan University, METU, Budapest, Hungary (online), 05 June 2020. Presentation: "Wild Cards and Known Unknowns in COVID-19"

Izmir Katip Celebi University online seminar on Post-COVID19 scenarios, IKCU, Izmir, Turkey (online), 09 April 2020. Presentation: "Designing the future in the time of COVID-19 pandemic"

Workshop “Urban Futures 4.0”, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 11 January 2020. Presentation: "Translating Foresight into Actions: Roadmapping"

IX International Academic Conference "Foresight and STI Policy", November 20-22, 2019, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Digitalization of Foresight"

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2019), June 6-8, 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia. Presentation: "Global Trends in Digitalization"
 

XX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 9-12, 2019, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Big Data for STI priorities"
 
XX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 9-12, 2019, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Addressing Societal Issues in STI Foresight with Big Data Analysis: The Case of South Africa"
 
VIII International Academic Conference “Foresight and STI Policy”, November 15-16, 2018, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "An Evolutionary Analysis of the STI Policy Domain: Is There a Paradigm Shift?"
 
Global Technology Mining Conference. September 11, 2018, Leiden, The Netherlands. Presentation: "Evaluating Technological Emergence for Strategic Decision Making: A Hybrid Model Proposal"
 
4th Asia-Pacific Futurists Network Conference, August 28-30, 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Presentation: "Foresight for Science, Technology and Innovation"
 
The 2018 National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Foresight, July 21-28, 2018, Pretoria, South Africa. Presentation: "Global Trends and Impacts on South Africa"
 
FTA 2018 Conference, June 4-5, 2018, Brussels, Belgium. Presentation: "STI Policy Development in a Network Society: Transition to a Distributed, Decentralized and Uncensored Perspective FTA Model with “IDEACHAIN”
 
FTA 2018 Conference, June 4-5, 2018, Brussels, Belgium. Presentation: "Foresight in Transition: A review & way forward"
 
XIX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 10-13, 2018, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "The future of Foresight"
 
Workshop "Stakeholder Consultation for Long Term Planning", March 13-17, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Presentation: "State of the art of futures thinking"
 
Workshop "Stakeholder Consultation for Long Term Planning", March 13-17, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Presentation: "The potential uses of Foresight for the future of Fiber industry"
 
Workshop “Evaluation and Big Data for STI Policy”, November 13, 2017, Washington, USA. Presentation: "Big Data for Exploring and Evaluating Futures"
 
VII International Academic Conference “Foresight and STI Policy”, November 1-2, 2017, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "The Future of Foresight"
 
19th World Festival of Youth and Students, October 14-22, 2017, Sochi, Russia. Presentation: "Global Trends: Challenges and Windows of Opportunity"
 
XVIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 11-14, 2017, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "STI Foresight for South Africa: goals, objectives, and methodology"
 
XVIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 11-14, 2017, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Considering the broader context of the New Industrial Revolution"

Organisation Committee Member of IM2012: International Conference on Innovative Methods for Innovation Management and Policy, Beijing, May 21-24, 2012.

Conference Co-Chair of YIRCoF ’11: Yeditepe International Research Conference on Foresight: Theory Building in Foresight and Futures Studies, Management Application and Research Centre (MARC), Yeditepe University, Istanbul, August 24-26, 2011.

Saritas, O. Systemic Foresight Methodology, FTA ’11 – The 4th International Seville Conference on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis, May 12-13, 2011.

Saritas, O. Scans, Networks and Scenarios: Application of Network Analysis and Foresight for STI policies, XI International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development: Best Practices in Science, Technology and Innovation policies, Moscow, April 7-8, 2010.

Conference Co-Chair of YIRCoF ’09: Yeditepe International Research Conference on Foresight: Methodological Issues in Foresight Studies, Management Application and Research Centre (MARC), Yeditepe University, Istanbul, September 4-6, 2009.

Scientific Committee Member of FTA 2008: The 3rd Seville Conference on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis (FTA): Impacts and Implications for Decision Making, Seville, October 16-17, 2008. 

Elena, S., Pook, K., Saritas, O. and Warden, C. Sustainable HEROs: Intangible Approaches to Sustainable Futures for Higher Education and Research Organisations (HEROs), 4th Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital, Hasselt, October 22-24, 2008.

Organisational Committee Member of PICMET 2006: Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management for the Global Future, Istanbul, July 8-13, 2006.

Participation in research projects

Challenges and opportunities for science, technology, and innovation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (HSE, 2021)

The impact of science, technology, and innovation on structural transformation (HSE, 2020)

Development of new methods for global technology trends detection on the basis of intellectual big data analysis (HSE, 2020)

Tools for enhancing the efficiency of science, technology, and innovation foresight studies (HSE, 2019)

Foresight tools for the study of digital transformation processes in the economy and the society (HSE, 2018)

Advancing forecasting methods for evidence-based science, technology and innovation policy-making (HSE, 2017)

Science, technology and innovation policy: development of instruments and assessing their efficiency (HSE, 2016)

Forming effective science, technology and innovation policy: methods and instruments (HSE, 2015)

Assessment of effectiveness, forecasting and determination of strategic priorities for R&D sphere (HSE, 2014)

Forming effective science, technology and innovation policy:methods and instruments (HSE, 2013)

Methods for measuring the efficiency of STI policy instruments (HSE, 2012)

PHS – Personal Health Systems Foresight. Period: 2012-2014. Sponsor: European Commission, 7th Framework Programme.

Rising Powers -  Emerging Technologies and Implications for Next Generation Innovation Systems Development in China and Russia. Period: 2012-2014. Sponsor: UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

RIF 2030 - Research and Innovation Foresight for Europe 2030. Period: 2011-2013. Sponsor: European Comission, 7th Framework Programme.

INNOSEC -  Innovation Management Models for Security Organisations. Period: 2011-2013. Sponsor: European Comission, 7th Framework Programme.

PRI - Analysis of Public Research Institutes in Europe in Selected S&T Fields: Historical Evolution and Future Scenarios. Period: 2009-2011. Sponsor: European Comission, 7th Framework Programme.

BEFORE - Benchmarking and Foresight for Regions of Europe, Coherent Development of R&I Policies. Period: 2007-2008. Sponsor: European Comission, 6th Framework Programme.


Employment history

Since 2020: Head, Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, Institute for Statisrical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE).

2018 - 2019: Deputy Head, Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, Institute for Statisrical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE).

2014 - present: Professor, Department for Educational Programmes, HSE Institute for Statisrical Studies and Economics of Knowledge. 

2009 - present: Editor-in-chief of the top futures journals Foresight: The journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policy (www.emeraldinsight.com/fs.htm).

2012 - 2018: Leading Research Fellow, Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, Institute for Statisrical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE).

2003 - present: Senior Research Fellow, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR), Manchester Business School. Conducts research on Foresight concepts and methods; leads and participates to international, national and industrial projects; organises international Foresight training programmes; and coordinates and delivers lectures on Foresight, Scenario Planning, Sustainability and Technology Management in Ph.D., MBA and M.Sc. programmes. 

1998 - 2007: Assistant Professor, Istanbul Technical University, The Department of Project and Construction Management. Conducted research and presented lectures on Technology and Innovation Management, New Process, Product and Service Development, Market Analysis and Research, National and Regional Policy in the context of Built Environment.

2006: Research Fellow, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Regional Virtual Centre for Technology Foresight in CEE&NIS, Budapest. Provided inputs to the business concept for the implementation of the 2006-2008 UNIDO TF Programme for CEE/NIS. Participated to the Expert Meeting on Technology Foresight Programme in Vienna. Drafted a business plan for the RVC and the Service Unit at Infopark in Budapest for the implementation of the 2006-2008 UNIDO TF Programme for CEE/NIS.

Timetable for today

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What Makes Cities Attractive to Innovators?

How do we evaluate the contribution of innovations to urban development? Why do cities need innovation? How do cities attract top talents? These and many other questions were addressed by the participants of the international online discussion ‘Increasing the Innovation Attractiveness of Global Cities: Best Practices’ organised by the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (HSE ISSEK) on March 1, 2023. The event also featured the presentation of new outcomes of a global study on urban innovation carried out since 2020.

‘There Is a Big Question as to What Extent a Human Is Still a Human and a Machine Is Still a Machine’

Will new technologies divide or unite people and society? What mechanisms should be used to balance society’s interests and progress so that innovation does not dehumanize humans? How should interaction between humans and AI be structured? Is all technology good for people? TheXXIII Yasin (April) International Academic Conference of HSE University discusses these questions and more.

Building Bridges between Knowledge and Society and Making Policy More Effective

On December 4, the International Advisory Board of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge of HSE University met for its annual meeting. It was an anniversary event, as was the X Foresight Conference that preceded it. Largely thanks to the online format, the assembled board was the most representative of the field in its history. Experts from 20 international partner centres assessed ISSEK’s activities over the past year and proposed a wide range of topics for new research.

Leaders of Russia and the People's Republic of China Discuss the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform Created with the Participation of HSE University

At the twelfth BRICS summit held on November 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping spoke via videoconference about the importance of the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform. Researchers from HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge and the Institute for Economics and Regulation of Natural Monopolies are involved in the work of the Platform.

'I Hope That I Will Be Able to Travel to Moscow to Be with My HSE Colleagues and Friends Soon'

Jonathan Calof has been cooperating with HSE since 2009. In an interview with HSE News Service he talks about how his involvement with HSE began, what projects he has been part of, and how he has organized his online work during the recent lockdown.

HSE University Develops Science, Technology and Innovation Forecast for South Africa

On December 4, a forum on developments in science, technology and innovation (STI) was held in Pretoria, South Africa. There, a 10-year development plan was presented, based on an S&T forecast commissioned by the South African government and developed by the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.

The Transition to the New Indicators in Measuring Science, Technology, Innovation

Researchers at the ISSEK HSE Laboratory for Economics of Innovation Vitaliy Roud and Ekaterina Dyachenko share with some observations from fields of three science conference where were discussed current trends and new measurement tools of science, technology and innovation.

A Foresight Project for the Southernmost BRICS Country

In 2018 the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa commissioned a national Foresight study to the ISSEK Foresight Centre. Preliminary findings will be discussed at a workshop in Pretoria on October, 18–19. Ozcan Saritas, Leading Researcher at the Foresight Centre and Deputy Head of the Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, will take part in this event.

Ozcan Saritas Took Part in the 4th Asia-Pacific Futurists Network Conference

On August 28-29, 2018, the 4th Asia-Pacific Futurists Network Conference was held in Bangkok. On August 30, among the associated events of the conference, the opening ceremony of the Innovation Foresight Institute took place, founded at the initiative of the National Innovation Agency of Thailand. Deputy Head of the ISSEK Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies Ozcan Saritas attended these events.

'Atlas of Future Technologies' Nominated for the Enlightener 2018 Award

The Organising Committee of the Enlightener 2018 Award has published a long list of 24 books, each of which has a chance to become the best popular science book of the new season. Among other titles, the long list includes 'Atlas of Future Technologies' which presents results of the Global Technology Trends Monitoring study. This ongoing project is being implemented by the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) for more than five years. The award winners will be announced in the early October.

Creators of the Future: #foresight4EU

On June 4–5, 2018, the main European foresight conference — FTA2018 conference was held in Brussels. Future in the making #foresight4EU. It was organised by the European Commission Joint Research Centre, which has a long history of partnership with the HSE ISSEK Foresight Centre. The staff of the centre Alexander Sokolov, Alexander Chulok, Sergey Shashnov, Ozcan Saritas and Maxim Kotsemir took part in the event.

Get Ready to Innovate

English language Master’s Programme 'Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation' of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge opens new 5th enrolment. 18 April there was the first meeting with the interested candidates. Future innovators, high-tech startup creators and policy makers in S&T took part in the interactive foresight session — in a very uncommon format for the Open Doors Day. Such communication was of great value for all the participants, and made some of them come again — with the applications for admission.

ICEF Student Presents Report on ‘The Economy for Future Development’ to the Russian President

HSE ICEF student Alexander Lee delivered a presentation titled ‘The Economy for Future Development’ during the session ‘Youth 2030. The image of the future’ at the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students, which took place in Russia from October 14-22. The presentation was based on creative work and discussions held over the course of one week among a group of international students led by experts from ISSEK and Yuri Simachev, Director for Economic Policy. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, took part in the event.

'People are Key to the Future Economy'

Maxim Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and HSE graduate highlighted the key values of the future economy, while speaking at the panel discussion ‘Global Trends: Challenges and Windows of Opportunity’, which was held as part of HSE’s programme at the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students.

A series of ISSEK-authored papers published in Scientometrics

In 2017 a leading international journal in the field, Scientometrics, published six papers by staff members of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge describing application of various sociology of science and Foresight techniques for the purposes of studying driving forces and directions of scientific development.

Great Knowledge and Great Memories

The graduation ceremony of the Master’s Programme Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation was held on June 30. 42 students graduated this year, including 12 from Europe, Africa and Asia.

HSE Presented Panoramic Picture of Global Technology Trends at SPIEF-2017

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) was held on 1—3 June 2017. This year the Higher School of Economics took part in the business, discussion, and exhibition programmes. HSE had its own stand featuring an interactive presentation “What’s going to happen to humankind in 25 years’ time?”, based on the results of the HSE ISSEK “Monitoring Global Technology Trends” study.

HSE ISSEK Scholars Publish a Book on Foresight for Science, Technology and Innovation

In their new book, Foresight for Science, Technology and Innovation (Springer, 2016), Ian Miles, Ozcan Saritas and Alexander Sokolov introduce the term ForSTI to describe future-oriented analyses, informed by participative processes (to assess evidence, articulate possibilities, and propose actions), that are designed  to feed into STI decision-making. The future considered is usually a long-term one; the issues examined go beyond the purely technical ones; the stakeholders involved reflect the wide spectrum of experience and knowledge relevant to these issues, and the actors whose mobilisation may be required to effect change. The book was presented during recent conference Foresight and STI conference at HSE.

Ability to Manage Technology and Innovation Is in High Demand

Science, technology and innovation policy is a field that requires special skills and knowledge. The MA programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation trains professionals for management and policy making in this area of work. On June 28, the first cohort graduated from the programme. Before the ceremony, Rae Kwon Chung, Principal Advisor on Climate Change at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2007, delivered a lecture on Reformulating Economics to Serve Sustainable Development.

Ability to Manage Technology and Innovation Is in High Demand

Science, technology and innovation policy is a field that requires special skills and knowledge. The MA programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation trains professionals for management and policy making in this area of work. On June 28, the first cohort graduated from the programme. Before the ceremony, Rae Kwon Chung, Principal Advisor on Climate Change at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2007, delivered a lecture on Reformulating Economics to Serve Sustainable Development.

SPIEF 2016: Foresight Session on the Future of the Energy Industry, with Participation of Nobel Prize Winners

On the third day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, 18 June, 2016 at the Global Energy Prize stand, a Foresight session “Science, Technology, and Innovation: Impact on Interconnection of Energy, Environment, and Economy”. The session was moderated by Ozcan Saritas, Leading Research Fellow at the HSE ISSEK Foresight Centre.

New Book Explores Foresight in Innovation Policy and Management

Policymakers are increasingly turning to foresight techniques for guidance when addressing the wide array of problems and challenges arising in their work. A new book co-edited by Leonid Gokhberg, Dirk Meissner, and Alexander Sokolov from the HSE ISSEK, attempts to add another dimension — namely, opportunities — that can come from proper application of foresight techniques.

Discussing Tech Mining methods in Atlanta

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the partner of HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge in various projects, organized Global TechMining Conference and Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy. Ozcan Saritas, Nadezhda Mikova and Pavel Bakhtin, researchers of  HSE ISSEK International Foresight Centre, took part in conferences with the presentation of their own research.

Russia — Brazil Summer School on Foresight & STI Policy

From June 15 to 19, 2015, the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) held a joint summer school with Brazil’s Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE). The aim of the summer school was to explore areas for collaboration  for both countries and institutions in the field of Foresight and STI policy following an earlier memorandum of understanding signed between CGEE and HSE.

A Bridge between Science and Practice

On May 20, 2013, as part of Innovation Media Day, a discussion panel ‘Technologies of the Future: A View from Innovation Leaders, Development Institutions, and Media’ took place. The panel was organized by the HSE, RIA Novosti, and Russian Venture Company.