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- Il-Ħamis 17 ta' Ġunju 2021, 10.15 (CEST)
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Join the virtual launch event with prominent Spanish speakers from academia and policymaking discussing the question: How do we ensure sound political decision-making that takes into account scientific evidence in times of high political and societal pressure? The discussion will revolve around the JRC’s report “Understanding our political nature”, now available in Spanish.
Webstreaming
The session will take place from 16:00 to 17:30 and will be webstreamed live at this link: https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/understanding-our-political-nature-spain-17-06-21
Key topics of the report
- Misperception and Disinformation
- Collective Intelligence
- Emotions
- Values and Identities
- Framing, Metaphor and Narrative
- Trust and Openness
- Evidence-informed policymaking
Speakers
- Minister Pedro Duque (Minister of Science and Innovation, Government of Spain)
- Mrs Maria Angeles Benitez Salas (Head of EU Representation, Madrid)
- Dr Diego Rubio Rodríguez (Prime Minister’s office - National Long-term Country Foresight and Strategy)
- Professor Rosa Menéndez López, President of CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)
- Dr. Paula Pérez-Sobrino (University of La Rioja)
- Dr Mikel Landabaso (Director of Growth and Innovation, DG JRC, European Commission)
Short agenda
- 5’ Welcome and introduction from Mrs Maria Angeles Benitez Salas (EU Rep)
- 10' Official opening of the event by Minister Pedro Duque
- 15’ Presentation of the report by Dr Mikel Landabaso (JRC)
- 30’ Panel – Introduction & 3 x 7 minute intervention from each panellist
- 30’ Q&A session – mixture of moderator Qs & interactive with participants
Background
The pandemic has shown that the idea of evidence-informed policymaking is threatened. We have realised how susceptible we are to being misled and that political decisions are sometimes determined by factors which are not yet properly understood.
Upon the publication of this report in Spanish, Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, said: “Science and evidence are at the heart of the actions we are taking to build a greener, fairer and more digital Europe that’s fit to face the challenges of the future. But we cannot take that for granted. The Joint Research Centre is helping us to better understand the drivers behind political behaviour and decision-making, so we can make sure that policy choices are made with the best available evidence, benefiting everyone in Europe.”
While the original report was published in 2019, the pandemic has given renewed relevance to many of the issues discussed. This is why the report has been translated into German, French, Spanish and Italian. For each of the countries, the JRC is organising a launch event. After the events, the translated reports will be published on this website.
Contact
In case of questions, please contact the JRC via JRC-ENLIGHTENMENT2
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (JRC-ENLIGHTENMENT2[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
For media enquiries please email JRC-PRESSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (JRC-PRESS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
Related Content
Understanding our political nature
Venue
Online, EU