Futures studies and foresight seem quite established disciplines in the global academic world. Some scholars even trace their origins as far as the futuristic novels by Jules Verne, a French writer publishing in the 1860s and 1870s (Bell, 1996, p. 7). Nevertheless, for Kazakhstan, this is a completely unknown field. The first steps were made in February 2019 when the Qazaq Research Institute for Futures Studies (QRIFS) launched its activities. Making connections with different local organizations, QRIFS established fruitful cooperation with creative companies and educational institutions, public and private sectors, governmental structures, and production industries. After some time, QRIFS work has overcome countries’ boarders finding companions in the neighboring “stan” countries. Thus, in July 2020, Central Asian Futures & Foresight Association (CAFFA) came to life.
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