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The Joint Research Centre: EU Science Hub
Foresight and innovative policymaking

Foresight, support to science and innovative policymaking

Contributes to European Commission priorities

Portfolio overview

Innovative policymaking can boost the EU’s capacity to respond to emerging (geo)political, technological, social, economic and ecological challenges. This requires a systemic view, cutting across all policy areas and supporting the full policy cycle, combined with strong evidence-based approaches.    

The primary goal of this portfolio is to support the EU to make better-informed decisions. It provides tailored processes and evidence-based methods to anticipate, design, monitor and evaluate policies. It introduces innovative approaches to collaboration, while injecting novel strands of research into the in-house scientific service of the Commission.   

 

Objectives

  • Support EU policymakers along the policy cycle

    Help to build awareness of emerging issues and blind spots, develop a broader decision-making framework, and overcome institutional and disciplinary biases.  

  • Catalyse future-preparedness and informed decision-making

    Provide methodological support, science-informed analysis and insights, and practical recommendations on collaborative policymaking.  

  • Facilitate knowledge management and synthesis capabilities

    Design and implement a new knowledge management strategy to improve flow of knowledge between the JRC and the European Commission’s policy services.  

Laboratories and facilities

Scientific tools

Developed to stimulate policy debates as part of 'The future of government 2023+', this is a game for 4 to 8 people lasting around 2 hours.

Knowledge4Policy (K4P) is the European Commission platform for evidence-based policymaking.

Megatrends are long-term forces observable today, which can be used to help identify probable and preferable futures.

A three-step workshop model to facilitate strategic conversations about current and future risks, disasters, and polycrisis.

Research updates