The event is the last out of five Mutual Learning Events series, each with over thirty foresight practitioners and/or research and innovation policy-makers experts from across the European Union (EU). The format of these workshops has been designed to allow for mutual exchange and learning among participants: a few keynotes as well as interactive sessions where all participants can share their experience, ideas and questions.

The series of events is organised as part of the project Eye of Europe, a Coordination and Support Action funded by the Horizon Europe Programme, aimed at enhancing the integration of foresight practices into science, technology, and innovation (STI) policymaking across the EU. The Technology Centre Prague (TC Prague, Czechia) together with the National Agency for Research and Development of Republic of Moldova as the local organiser oversee organising this event. Technology Centre Prague, which is responsible for all the MLEs and their content, is a key Czech national think tank and academia-based NGO which has a long and rich experience in supporting knowledge-based policymaking as well as in foresight processes and expert-based forward-looking exercises and trainings. National Agency for Research and Development (NARD) is the Moldovan government authority responsible for implementing the national programme on research and innovation, promoting excellence, and supporting collaborative projects through competitive funding and partnership initiatives.

The topic of Foresight culture in Europe: How to use foresight for (STI) knowledge-based policy making?
shall bring discussions on importance of collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and industry experts in
foresight activities and explore ways to break down silos and promote knowledge exchange across disciplines in
Moldova as well as in the rest of Europe or even globally.