What are some of the main challenges that our DG may face in the future? How will the environment in which we operate evolve in the coming 10-20 years? For example: will consumers have confidence in what we purchase in a supermarket? Will consumers be increasingly looking for ethical or local products? Will citizens live longer and healthier? Will consumers spend even more time on the internet looking for information or making a purchase?
What are the different future scenarios? What does it mean for us? How should we prepare ourselves pro-actively?
DG SANCO has just published its 'Future Challenges paper: 2009-2014'.
This paper provides a 'draft vision' of the main challenges that we will be facing under the lifespan of the next Commission.
It is built on the views of many SANCO officials and the input of a number of external experts.
The process of drafting this paper has been largely participative but also rather innovative. We have used scenarios during a series of workshops conceived to reflect on the core issues at stake: governance, globalisation, changing society and confidence.
The paper is now being widely circulated inside the Commission and externally. This will contribute to validate, improve and finally develop a common understanding of DG SANCO's vision, which will hopefully bring added value to the overall reflection on the future within the Commission.
Please find attached the Future Challenges Paper: 2009-2014 as well as an informative leaflet describing the project:
- Read more about the Future Challenges Paper: 2009-2014
- Read the Futures Leaflet
- Read more about the Comments to the Future Challenges Paper - Synopsis report and individual contributions