The European Commission has opened a public consultation in order to identify promising and potentially game-changing directions for future technological research. The Commission is inviting scientists, researchers, engineers, innovators, artists, entrepreneurs and individuals to submit their ideas before 30 November 2012.

The right strategic choices will mean a better future for all, from protecting our environments to providing better healthcare to Europeans. Therefore the European Commission launched a public consultation to identify promising and potentially game-changing directions for future technological research. The contributions can be made until the 30 November 2012. On the other hand,

The answers to the public consultation will be used as input for identifying topics for future FET work programmes. The Call for Proposals FET 2013 is open until the 12 of March 2013. The consultation is structured under two themes: research direction in FET and arguments for the importance of this research. The contributors to the public consultation are invited to answer a series of concrete questions on FET research and its contribution to some of the great societal challenges of our age, like global warming, energy supply, pollution, ageing of society, global crises, peace or democratic deficit.

The Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) research programme forms a key part of the Commission's Horizon 2020 research proposals. The objective of FET is to foster radical new technologies by exploring novel and high-risk ideas building on scientific foundations. By providing flexible support to goal-oriented and interdisciplinary collaborative research, and by adopting innovative research practices, FET research seizes the opportunities that will deliver long-term benefit for citizens, the economy and society.