The report provides a brief overview of the insights captured during the second Mutual Learning Event (MLE2) which was held online on September 26, 2024.

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The project responded to a highly topical and significant need of public administration regarding the availability of timely and relevant information on dynamically developing technological and socio-economic changes for the strategic management of research and innovation policy. Very fast and dynamic changes and their possible impacts need to be predicted and responded to in a timely and flexible manner. Therefore, it is necessary to systematically monitor technological and social trends and identify in advance the resulting opportunities and potential threats to socio-economic development. The aim of the project was to develop a system for continuous monitoring and evaluation of technological trends and collection of signals associated with technological changes with a potential impact on the Czech economy and society. The project output is a unique horizon scanning tool in the Czech environment combining the latest methods in the field of data science with elements of expert assessment based on participatory methods used in prospective studies. The result of the project (and the newly created horizon scanning tool) is the ability to continuously identify and analyze emerging technological trends and emerging technologies and assess their impacts on the Czech economy and society. The expected impact of the project is to strengthen strategic management in public administration by a prospective component of monitoring the medium- and long-term horizon of technological and social development, thereby making the implementation of research and innovation policy in the Czech Republic more efficient.

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The shift in China’s strategy focusing towards R&I and transforming the essence of its economy has been complimented with massive public investments in research and technology. In order to tackle critical global issues demanding close scientific and technological cooperation at an international level, EU has identified in China a natural partner able to contribute and complement its own capacity. Beginning of 2015, major European and Chinese Research & Academic organisations, Innovation intermediaries, Public Authorities, Funding agencies and SMEs have teamed up to provide an answer to this necessity and foster EU-China cooperation in the large spectrum of S&T RDI topics.

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