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Innovative policymaking

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

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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.

24 FEBRUARY 2023
JRC portfolio 33: Innovative policymaking
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