14:30 ­­– 16:15

Plenary session

14:30

Official welcome
Helena Pereira, President of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, FCT

14:40

Introduction to the workshop series and a European perspective on science for policy ecosystems
David Mair, Head of Unit Knowledge for Policy, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission

14:45

Keynote welcome remarks: Science for policymaking in Portugal
Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portuguese Republic Government

15:00

Plenary roundtable: Science for policy, technology assessment and foresight for sustainability

This roundtable will deconstruct science for policy institutions, mechanisms and practices in Portugal and compare them with international practices. Panellists will have a 5-min initial intervention to cover their experience in the science and policy interface, with a strong focus on the role of scientific institutions to provide evidence-based advice in policymaking. This will be followed by a chaired panel discussion to reflect on science for policymaking in policy themes such as environment and digital affairs, of interest to the European Union and Portugal. The discussion will also cover the promotion of researcher employability in the public administration and the value of technological foresight in policymaking, in particular in the thematic area(s).

• José Manuel Mendonça, President of the Conselho Nacional de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (CNCTI)
• Joao Rocha, Full Professor of Chemistry and Director of the University of Aveiro Institute of Materials-CICECO, Conselho de Laboratorios Associados and Universidade de Aveiro
• Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield, and Chair of the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN), UK
• Elvira Fortunato, Vice‐Rector at Nova University, Director of the Materials Research Center (CENIMAT) and the integrated Associate Laboratory i3N, the Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication
• Gonçalo Caseiro, Former President of the Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM)
• Laurent Bontoux, Senior Policy Foresight Analyst, DG JRC, European Commission

Chair: Emanuela Bellan, Head of Unit Inter-Institutional, International Relations and Outreach, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission

15:50

Roundtable Q&A

16:15

Break

16:30-17:30

Interactive Session about mapping the Portuguese ecosystem

16:30

The science-for-policy ecosystem in Portugal: mapping and identification of the main stakeholders

Vítor Corado Simões, ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa

16:45

Brief explainer of questions for break-out groups and process
Lorenzo Melchor, Policy Analyst, Knowledge for Policy Unit, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission

16:50

Break-out interactive sessions addressing the following questions

• What works well in Portugal’s science for policy eco-system? What does not? Why? This is an identification of good and poor practices (STRENGHTS and WEAKNESSES, SWOT)
• What could concretely help to address the bottlenecks/challenges to Portugal’s science for policy ecosystem? This is an exercise to assess potential actions to implement (OPPORTUNITIES, SWOT)

17:30-18:00

Concluding plenary

17:30

Reporting from the break-out groups and open discussion of projects to take forward

17:50

Concluding remarks
José Paulo Esperança, Vice President of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, FCT

David Mair, Head of Unit Knowledge for Policy, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission

18:00

End