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Innovative policymaking

Innovative policymaking in a complex world: science, foresight and evaluation for policymaking and democracy.

Contributes to EC priorities:

The EU faces multiple, simultaneous and complex challenges that require the best available science and collective intelligence. These challenges need a more agile, creative, collaborative, efficient and democratic policymaking process in the EU.

Our goals:

  • Anticipate new policy issues at an early stage by exploring new research avenues and filling gaps.
  • Integrate foresight, behavioural insights, modelling, values and identities into the policymaking process.
  • Enhance the capacity of the Commission to implement and assess impact of policies, and to communicate them to citizens.
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2023
JRC portfolio 33: Innovative policymaking
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Composite Indicators and Scoreboards Explorer

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Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor

The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor is a tool designed to benchmark and boost the creative and cultural potential of European cities, which is vital to driving economic growth and social cohesion.

Cultural gems

The ‘Cultural gems’ is a Mobile Web App that will allow city residents and tourists to share and discover hidden cultural and creative treasures of the 168 cities included in the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor through treasure hunts.

Digital Media Hub

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Digital Transition Toolkit

The Digital Transition toolkit helps policymakers discuss key issues for building visions and strategies for the digital transition, engaging stakeholders to develop or improve existing strategies and increase their anticipatory capacity.

FuturGov Game

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Gender Equality Strategy monitoring portal

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Knowledge for policy

Knowledge4Policy (K4P) is the EU Commission's platform for evidence-based policymaking.

Megatrends Hub

Megatrends are long-term driving forces that are observable now and will most likely have significant influence on the future.

Migration Discussion Toolkit

The Migration Discussion toolkit consists of seven discussion formats for a forward-looking debate on migration and integration.

Reference Foresight Scenarios

Reference foresight scenarios explore different possible futures for the global standing of the EU in 2040, offering strategic reflections which can serve as a compass for decision-makers navigating under increasingly unpredictable circumstances.

Scenario Exploration System (SES)

The SES is a future simulation tool to explore possible paths towards the future, in relation to a certain topic. It is a solution-oriented approach that applies to any policy topic.

Laboratories and facilities

Activities on this topic

Composite indicators

Composite indicators and scoreboards, developed through expertise in statistical methodologies, provide policy-makers with a comprehensive overview for informed decision-making and effective progress monitoring.

Counterfactual impact evaluation

Counterfactual impact evaluation provides essential insights into whether policy objectives were met and on the causal effects of policy. These aspects are essential for evaluating effectiveness and efficiency of policy.

DIGCLASS

The DIGCLASS Project explores the implications of the digital revolution for class inequalities—in education, jobs, wages, wealth and health—and political attitudes, identifying new social protection policies to reduce inequality of opportunity and outcomes and foster more inclusive economic growth.