Comparative Table of Parliamentary TA Institutions
THE NETHERLANDS - RATHENAU INSTITUTE
The way ahead
In the coming years, the
Rathenau Instituut aims to become the national authority on objective
and reliable information on scientific and technological trends that
have an impact on society.
The Rathenau Instituut strives to become a trusted knowledge
partner on innovation and industrial Research & Development issues,
and it continues to extend its role as an independent partner to
parliament and policymakers in providing evidence based strategies for
the strengthening of our national science and innovation policy. It
will develop a
bi-annual agenda for Risk and Incident Assessments for policy
departments, and a Research Agenda for Science, Innovation and
Technology policies.
As science and technology policymaking gets a stronger European
and international dimension with cross border aspects that have an
impact on national policies , the Rathenau Instituut will both
scrutinize these aspects, and will strengthen its international network
of associate and parallel organisations.
It will continue to contribute to political opinion forming and
societal debate, and extend Its mediating role in conflicts and
controversies between parties in society, science and public
administration. The institute will also focus on empowering new
audiences, such as young and low skilled people; people that feel the
impact of science and technology in their everyday lives, but have had
little opportunities to voice their opinions about it.
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