Biodiversity Knowledge Centre We enhance the knowledge base, facilitate its sharing and foster cross-sectorial policy dialogue for EU policy making in biodiversity and related fields.
Cancer Centre We foster scientific and technical coordination of EU activities on cancer, while expanding the EU’s capacities and systems for prevention, early detection, treatment and care.
Composite Indicators (CC-COIN) Our expertise on statistical methodologies and in developing sound composite indicators provides policy-makers with the ‘big picture’ for informed policy decisions and progress monitoring.
Decision Analysis Lab (DA Lab) Using Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) for comparing policy options in ex ante impact assessments
Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) We provide a networked approach to the science-policy interface in Disaster Risk Management (DRM), across the EU Commission, Member States and the DRM community worldwide.
Earth Observation We enable the uptake of state-of-the-art knowledge from Earth Observation for EU policies and better regulation.
EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) The principal provider of reference data and knowledge at EU-level for all matters relating to soil.
Europe Media Monitor (EMM) Europe Media Monitor (EMM) analyses multilingual news for public discourse and European Union policy development.
European Platform Life Cycle Assessment (EPLCA) The EPLCA is the EU’s knowledge base that responds to business and policy needs towards sustainable production and consumption. It supports the methodological development of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the analysis of supply chains and end-of-life waste management.
Evidence-Informed Policymaking Helping researchers and policymakers better connect scientific knowledge and policymaking in the EU and worldwide.
FAIRMODE Forum for Air Quality Modelling FAIRMODE brings together air quality modelers and users to promote and support the harmonized use of models by EU Member States to support the European Air Quality Directives.
Food Fraud and Quality The Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality (KC-FFQ) produces and makes sense of scientific information to protect the authenticity and quality of food in the EU
Global Food and Nutrition Security We support the EU global commitment to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition through a dedicated, reinforced science-policy interface and a fostered inter-policy dialogue.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention A reference point for public health policy makers with reliable, independent and up-to date information on topics related to promotion of health and well-being.
Learning Lab The Learning Lab on Investing in Quality Education and Training promotes the use of education policy evaluation practices in the EU. It helps improve evidence and identify ways to invest in education policies. These policies in turn will lead to better learning outcomes and equity.
Life Cycle Data Network (LCDN) The Life Cycle Data Network (LCDN) was launched in 2014. It aims to provide a globally usable infrastructure for the publication of quality assured LCA dataset from different organizations ( e.g. industry, national LCA projects, research groups, and consultants).
Microeconomic Evaluation (CC-ME) We advise and support EU policy making through ex-post causal evaluation and data-driven microeconomic analysis.
Migration and Demography Deepening our understanding of opportunities and challenges related to demographic change and migration.
Modelling and Decision Analysis (CC-MOD) We promote a responsible, coherent and transparent use of modelling to support the evidence base for EU policies.
Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management Programme of the Joint Research Centre was launched in 1999 to address the safe dismantling of obsolete nuclear installations and the management of associated radioactive waste across JRC sites in Ispra (Italy), Karlsruhe (Germany), Geel (Belgium), and Petten (Netherlands).
Nuclear Decommissioning Knowledge Management The Knowledge Centre for Nuclear Decommissioning initiative is a strategic effort to capture, consolidate, and disseminate knowledge from the Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme (NDAP) beneficiaries.
Nuclear Decommissioning Training Programme (ELINDER ) The European Learning Initiatives for Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation (ELINDER) is a training programme in nuclear decommissioning.
Participatory and Deliberative Democracy (DEMOS) We provide services, guidance and tools to support the development of socially robust policy through citizen engagement practices.
Strategic Foresight We foster a strategic, future-oriented and anticipatory culture in the EU policymaking process.
Technology Transfer Offices The CC TT provides technology transfer policy related expertise and services to the European Commission and other institutions of the Union and operational support services to a broader range of stakeholders.
Territorial Policies Until this Knowledge Service was archived in July 2024, it supported EU policymaking through better knowledge management on territorial (urban and regional) related issues.
Text Mining and Analysis (TMA) We use text mining and analysis tools to extract information from online data, including traditional or social media, or from large public or proprietary document sets.
