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Future-oriented Policymaking

The project aims to support foresight capacity building in EU Member States and to integrate future-oriented thinking into decision-making

Foresight

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Harnessing Foresight for Future-Oriented Policymaking is an ongoing joint project by the European Commission Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and the EU Policy Lab of the Joint Research Centre.

The current world - defined by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA), requires decisionmakers to sharpen their capacity to look ahead, think and work in a proactive, systemic and creative way, amongst others by using foresight.

The project supports foresight capacity building in EU Member States and integrating future-oriented thinking into decision-making. It underpins the implementation of the ComPAct - Enhancing the European Administrative Space and its ʺPublic Administration Skills Agendaʺ pillar. Through this pillar the Commission aims to support EU Member States in their efforts to build resilient, attractive, transparent, and high performing public administrations by equipping them with a wide range of tools to upskill and reskill their workforce.

Future-oriented Policymaking - project actions:

  • Create tools for capacity building of Member States’ public administrations at national, regional and local levels for future-oriented policymaking

  • Stimulate dynamic, enhanced cooperation among public administrations on integrating foresight in policymaking

  • Promote a future-oriented policymaking culture in the EU and its Member States

     

The main deliverables will include:

  • Online training series for policymakers in EU Member States (which will become available on EU  Academy)

  • Adaptable pathways toolkit to embed foresight in policymaking

  • Community building elements

    Timeline for the deliverables

     

Stay tuned for the updates on this page! 

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