BLOG POST | 16 April 2025 | JRC - Joint Research CentreLoes Mulder: How to combine ‘science for policy’ with ‘policy for society’? On the 19 th of March 2025, over 200 people interested in strengthening evidence-informed policymaking came together in Brussels. In her keynote address, Loes Mulder, the Secretary-General...
BLOG POST | 7 April 2025 | JRC - Joint Research Centre Supporting Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIPM) among 135 new Technical Support Instrument projects announced by the European Commission On 31 March 2025, the European Commission approved 135 new projects under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) with the goal of increasing the EU’s resilience and competitiveness as well...
BLOG POST | 27 March 2025 | JRC - Joint Research CentreEvidence-informed policymaking has no borders: Co-creating a European Community of Practice We are excited to share the outcomes from our recent half-day co-creation workshop held on the 20th of March in Brussels. Building on the positive energy of the final conference of the ‘Building... Looking forward to and to participate in the next steps...2
BLOG POST | 7 March 2025 | JRC - Joint Research CentreUnlocking the full potential of behavioural insights for policy: From influencing individuals to shaping the system Systemic change is fundamentally rooted in human behaviour: while structural, political, economic, or technological factors may set the stage, it is the decisions and actions of individuals that ultimately... Very interesting, thanks for sharing. How can this be applied for example to disaster risk management?1
BLOG POST | 12 December 2024 | JRC - Joint Research CentreBuilding capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe - Final integrated country report for Estonia The project "Building capacity for evidence informed policymaking (EIPM) in governance and public administration in post-pandemic Europe" supported seven European Union (EU) member states (Estonia...
BLOG POST | 15 November 2024 | European Cooperation in Science and TechnologyCan research networks be a source of policy advice? The need for science-informed policy advice at both national and international levels is undeniably of great importance. The substantial increase of the science base, and the pace of innovation is both an opportunity and a challenge...
BLOG POST | 8 November 2024 Increasing understanding among policymakers, researchers and knowledge brokers and acting on that knowledge is still a priority to build public trust in science-for-policymaking The British Academy's recent report on Public Trust in Science-for-Policymaking explored the central role of science in public debates on policy. Three headlines stand out: the importance of policymakers...
BLOG POST | 14 October 2024 | JRC - Joint Research CentreChanging the communication paradigm - from influencing to enabling public debate Declining trust in governments and administrations worldwide has prompted the need to re-evaluate the role of public communication. As the information environment evolves, effective communication becomes increasingly challenging...
BLOG POST | 14 October 2024 Using Foresight for Climate Security: Three compelling reasons In a period defined by unprecedented environmental challenges and global insecurity, the intersection of foresight and climate security presents a compelling avenue for future policymaking. Current extreme weather events...
BLOG POST | 30 September 2024 10 things I didn’t know about urban food systems First off, thank you for the lovely messages about the previous issue and I’m very glad so many of you enjoyed it. If I haven’t...
