Dr. Surachai Sathitkunarat, NXPO Vice President and Executive Director of APEC Center for Technology Foresight (APEC CTF), recently took part in the XIII Annual International Academic Conference on Foresight and STI Policy held in Moscow, Russia. He was invited to speak in the session on “New Methods and Best Practices of Foresight Studies” which took place virtually on 9 November 2023. 

In his presentation, Dr. Surachai discussed the exploitation of foresight tools such as casual layer analysis (CLA) and scenario planning in developing strategic plans for universities in Thailand which can serve as a model for other higher education institutions. He also emphasized the essential role of foresight technology in collecting and analyzing intelligence during the policy design process undertaken by both NXPO and APEC CTF. 

For more information on APEC CTF, please visit https://www.apecctf.org/.