• World Futures Studies Federation (http://www.wfsf.org/) - sponsoring conferences and research worldwide.
• World Futures Society (http://www.wfs.org/) - nonpartisan clearinghouse interested in understanding how social and technological developments shape the future.
• The Institute of Alternative Futures (http://www.altfutures.com/) - think tank located in Virginia to help individuals and organizations more wisely choose and create the futures they prefer.
• Center for Social and Economic Strategies - develops theories, methodologies, and practices of future research. Also in Czech.
• Institute for Alternative Futures - nonprofit research and educational organization specializing in aiding organizations and individuals to more wisely choose and create their preferred futures.
• Institute for the Future (IFTF) - specializing in long-term forecasting, alternative futures scenarios, and the impact of new technologies on society and business.
• Instituttet for Fremtidsforskning - Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies - independent think tank analysing trends that influence the future locally and internationally.
• Millennium Project, The - global participatory futures research think tank of futurists, scholars, and policy makers who work for international NGOs, governments, and corporations.

Academic Institutions

• Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies - serves as a futures research arm for public agencies, private groups, and individuals who require locating future-oriented information or experts.
• Institute for Futures Research at the University of Houston Clear Lake - research organization concerned with forecasting and planning the long-term future.

Foresight Programmes

Country Region	Address	Organisation
Australia	http://astec.gov.au/astec.html	Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council (ASTEC)
Canada	http://www.nrc.ca/	National Research Council
Finland	http://www.edueskunta.fi	Committee for the Future
France	http://www.evariste.anvar.fr/100tc/	Ministry of industry, innovation and technology
Germany	http://www.isi.fhg.de	The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
	http://www.futur.de	Federal ministry of education and research
Hungary	tifac@alpha.nic.in	Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC)
Ireland	http://www.forfas.ie/icsti/	Irish Council for Science Technology and Innovation
Italy	http://www.fondazionerosselli.org/	Rosselli Foundation
Japan	http://www.nistep.go.jp/	National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
Korea	http://www.stepi.re.kr/	Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)
Netherlands	http://www.awt.nl/	Advisory Council for Science and Technology Policy (AWT)
	http://www.agro.nl/nrlo/	Science and Technology Foresight organization for agricultural research
New Zealand	http://www.morst.govt.nz/foresight/front.html	Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
Norway	http://www.iatafi.no	International Association for Technology Assessment and Forecasting Institutions (IATAFI)
Singapore	http://www.nstb.gov.sg	National Science and Technology Board (NSTB)
South Africa	http://www.dacst.gov.za/	Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
Sweden	http://www.iva.se/	The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Thailand	http://www.nstda.or.th/	National Science and Technology Development Agency
UK	http://www.foresight.gov.uk/	Office of Science and Technology
US	http://www.rand.org/centers/stpi	Rand Corporation
APEC	http://www.nstda.or.th/apec/index.html	National Science and Technology Development Agency
UNIDO	http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/	United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
IPTS	http://www.jrc.es	The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies