#RiDaysEU | Re-imagining science advice to policy after COVID-19

Science played a central role during the COVID-19 crisis, but what lessons can we draw from this to build a more robust science for policy ecosystem in Europe? What changes can be implemented?

COVID-19 represented a ‘stress test’ for science in policymaking, and highlighted the need for better connections among science advice practitioners and institutions across Europe and within Member States. The Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors will discuss the challenges encountered in providing advice to the EU during the crisis. Science advice practitioners from across the EU, working with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in the Science for Policy Ecosystems project, will offer a perspective from the experience in Member States. The Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support will reflect on how science advice could be mainstreamed in all policy and public administration areas across Europe, building upon the momentum of science during the pandemic.

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship event, which brings together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond.
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