Institute for Futures Research
- Institute for Futures Research
Established in 1974, the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) is a research institution of the University of Stellenbosch specialising in futures studies primarily as a support service for knowledge and strategic management. The IFR’s research focus is on the following fields of specialisation:
* Business futuristics and the systems approach to transformation management
* Long-term economic structure studies
* Applied demographics
* Technology foresight
* Socio-political studies
* Energy futures
ee also
* [http://www.ifr.sun.ac.za/ Institute for Futures Research Website]
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