Registration

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Workshop series

The Covid-19 pandemic has arguably highlighted the importance of robust scientific advice to policymakers. As part of the JRC's efforts to promote sound evidence-informed policy-making across Europe, a series of short, virtual workshops about 'science for policy eco-systems' will be organised between September 2020 and September 2022. 

The workshops give opportunity to

• take stock, discuss and exchange experiences
• co-create ideas and projects for structures, mechanisms and instruments for strengthening evidence-informed policy-making across Europe

They come in two types:

• "single element" workshops: for an audience with a specific interest in a particular part of the multi-facetted evidence for policy eco-systems as it is applied across EU countries
• "single eco-system" workshops: for a group of officials and science for policy professionals from one Member State who discuss - with a group of international experts - one Member State's eco-system's good practices, lessons learnt, success factors and bottlenecks.

 Time line (September 2020 and September 2022)

"Single element" workshops

• 8 Sept 2020     "Science for policymaking at the centre of national government"
• 7 October 2020  "Science for policymaking in Parliaments"
• 4 November 2020 "Science for policymaking by national academies"
• 2 December 2020  "Science for policymaking by Public Research Institutes and Universities"
• March 2021 "Science for policymaking in regions and cities"
• October 2021   "Science for policymaking: institutionalising knowledge brokerage"

"Single eco-system" workshops

"Single eco-system" workshops will be launched in September-October 2020. The selection of country cases is still to be discussed with interested parties.

• 20 October 2020 "Science for policymaking in Belgium"
• March 2021 "Science for policymaking in Estonia"
• April 2021 "Science for policymaking in Denmark"
• May 2021 "Science for policymaking in Latvia"
• June 2021 "Science for policymaking in Greece"

Audience

Between September 2020 and September 2022, this series of workshops will bring together policymakers, civil servants, academics, and experts from across Europe. 

• Member state governments
• Regional and local authorities
• National parliaments and regional legislative assemblies
• Civil society organisations
• National academies
• Science-policy interface organisations at international/European level: INGSA, ESAF, OECD, SAPEA, ALLEA
• Entities engaged in science communication

Contact

JRC-E4P-ECOSYSTEM-at-ec.europa.eu

Original news: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/policy-ecosystems-in-europe