Silva, Luís Mira daVieira, Sónia Lopes da CostaMacieira, Francisco Miguel Arrenegado Rocha2013-03-132013-03-132012Macieira, F.M.A.R. - Estudo prospectivo das necessidades tecnológicas da fileira vitivinicola. Lisboa: ISA, 2012, 180 p.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5356Mestrado em Viticultura e Enologia - Instituto Superior de Agronomia / Faculdade de Ciências. Universidade do PortoThe foresight study of the technology needs for the Wine Industry allowed the identification of technological needs that require development. The DELPHI method, a technology foresight method that has been successfully used before in the agrifood sector, formed the basis of the analysis. This method required the participation of experts from the wine industry. The application of the method was undertaken in two rounds of surveys: the first round had the participation of 42 experts and the second round 30 experts. The surveys were the same in both rounds, with only one difference: in the second round, the results of the first survey were revealed as a feed-back to the participants. In conclusion, it is possible to demonstrate three trends: natural resources sustainability, information technologies and promotion of information access capabilities (including the development of expeditious methods), and promotion of the intrinsic diversity of the Portuguese wine industry products. The work has shown that there is a great detachment between the wine industry and the scientific institutions, highlighting the need of an increment in the efforts of technology transfer. There is therefore a need to undertake new editions of this foresight study with a greater participation of the wine cluster experts.porwine sectortechnology needstechnology transferclusterDELPHIforesightmaster thesis