'Substantial' progress on Foresight

The government this week published its first report on the progress of UK government departments in becoming involved with Foresight, the UK initiative to identify and exploit future key areas of growth in science, engineering and technology.

The report, published eight months after the government's audit of Foresight activity across Whitehall, says government departments and public-sector organisations have substantially increased their involvement in Foresight over the past six months to its highest level.