@Phernael Dear Dr. Fernando Josa Prado,
Thank you for your questions.
Information about the Preparatory Action “Advancing evidence for policy at Union, regional and local level” can be found here: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/science-meets-regions_en
1/11
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@Phernael Its main objectives are to bring focus on topics of relevance to regions and cities, in line with @EU_Commission policy priorities; (…) ⤵️
2/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission (...) and to fill the gap in EU instruments addressing evidence-informed policymaking, which mainly concern national authorities and do not foresee networking initiatives to share practices, methods and instruments at local and regional levels.
3/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission The Preparatory Action has various strands, such as: ⤵️
4/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission ➡️supporting to the organisation of events throughout Europe to promote and implement evidence-informed policy making: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/science-meets-regions/events_en
5/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission ➡️ supporting pairing schemes to increase policymakers’ capacity to access and use research in their work: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/science-meets-regions/pairing-schemes_en
7/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission All these strands have been executed through call for expression of interests.
These are, when open, publicly available here: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/science-meets-regions/calls-expression-interest_en
8/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission The call for expression of interest for local and regional pairing schemes was launched on 22 June 2022, and closed on 23 September 2022.
9/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission 17 eligible expressions of interest were received and 9 were selected, amongst universities, public administrations and other institutions from 7 different European countries.
The list is here: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/science-meets-regions/pairing-schemes_en
10/11
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@Phernael @EU_Commission Each successful applicant is eligible to up to 15.000 EUR to test innovative pairing schemes that will contribute to improving mutual understanding btw scientists & policymakers and facilitating the access of policymakers to scientific evidence for better laws for citizens.
11/11
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