The European Commission s science and knowledge service Joint Research Centre Scientific knowledge at the service of the EU policies Vladimír Šucha, Director-General
DG JRC Role: facts & figures Boundary organisation Independent of private, commercial or national interests Policy neutral: has no policy agenda of its own Work for more than 20 EC policy departments wide range of areas from economic and financial analysis through to energy, health, environment and nuclear safeguards Transversal service provides support throughout the whole policy cycle
DG JRC Role: facts & figures 6 geographic locations Around 3000 staff, including PhDs and visiting scientists 42 lаrge scale research facilities, more than 110 online databases More than 100 economical, bio-physical and nuclear models
When Two Worlds Interact JRC SCIENCE JRC POLICY
Source: Shreeharsh Kelkar, MIT, July 2014
Classic Classic policy cycle policy is a cycle is a concept only concept only We work daily in the reality. Civil Society Policy Formulation Cabinet European Parliament Private Sector Agenda Setting Monitoring and Evaluation Decision Making Policy Implementation Commission Council / Member States Source: John Young, Overseas Development Institute
Science otechnology/data revolution ointer-disciplinarity deficit omultiplicity of actors ointegrity deficit
Multi-layered complex system
TRUST FORMAT TIMING FORM
We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.
Dealing with the Deluge Structuring knowledge both thematically and geographically - Knowledge Centres - Competence Centres - Country-based knowledge
Competence Centres 14
Support Strategy & Coordination Knowledge Production Knowledge Management Brussel s Seville Seville Seville Seville Seville Seville Seville Petten Seville Petten Petten Adviser for Geel Geel Geel Geel Geel Geel Geel Karlsruhe Geel Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Petten Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe JRC JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE ORGANISATIONAL CHART 1 July 2016 Director-General () Vladimír ŠUCHA Deputy Director-General () Adviser for Research & Innovation Policy Support Principal Adviser for Generation IV Thomas FANGHÄNEL Adviser for Policy Support Pierre NICOLAS Adviser for Evaluation & Scientific Integrity Pieter VAN NES Assistant to the Director-General Assistant to the Director-General Adviser for Bio- Economy Guy VAN DEN EEDE Economic Growth & Competitiveness Jocelyne GAUDIN A. Strategy and Work Programme Coordination () 1. Resource Planning. 2. Work Programme. 3. Interinstitutional, International Relations & Outreach Adviser Adviser for Scientific Development Peter CHURCHILL 4. Legal Advice 5. Euratom Coordination 6.Scientific Development 7. Quality Assurance and Evaluation B. Growth & Innovation (Seville) C. Energy, Transport & Climate (Petten) D. Sustainable Resources () E. Space, Security & Migration () F. Health, Consumer & Reference Materials (Geel) G. Nuclear Safety & Security (Karlsruhe) 1. Finance & Economy 1. Energy Storage Adviser Peter PÄRT 1. Disaster Risk Management 1. Health in Society 1. JRC Sites Radioprotection & Security 2. Taxation & Trade 3. Territorial Development 4. Human Capital & Employment 5. Circular Economy & Industrial Leadership 6. Digital Economy 2. Energy Efficiency & Renewables 3. Energy Security, Distribution and Markets 4. Sustainable Transport 5. Air & Climate 6. Economics of Climate Change, Energy & Transport Petten 1. Bio-Economy 2. Fisheries & Water Resources Management 3. Land Resources Management 4. Economy in Agriculture 5. Food Security Seville 2. Technology Innovation in Security 3. Cyber & Digital Citizens' Security 4. Safety & Security of Buildings 5. Transport & Border Security 6. Demography, Migration & Governance 2. Consumer Products Safety 3. Toxicology Assessment 4. Fraud Detection & Prevention 5. Food & Feed Compliance 6. Reference Materials 2. Standards for Nuclear Safety, Security & Safeguard Dept.I Safety (Karlsruhe) Dept.II Security & Safeguards () Dept.III Nuclear Decommissioning (Karlsruhe) 3. Nuclear Fuel Safety 4. Nuclear Reactor Safety & Emergency Preparedness 5. Advanced Nuclear Knowledge 6. Nuclear Safeguards & Forensics 7. Nuclear Security 8. Waste Management 9. JRC Nuclear Decommissioning Karlsruhe Petten H. Knowledge Management () 1 Geographic Coordination. 2 Thematic Coordination 7. Knowledge for Growth, Finance & Innovation 7. Knowledge for Energy Union 6. Knowledge for Sustainable Development & Food Security 7. Knowledge For Security and Migration 7. Knowledge for Consumer Health & Safety 10. Knowledge For Nuclear Safety, Security & Safeguards I. Competences () 1. Modelling, Indicators & Impact Evaluation 2. Foresight Behavioural Insight & Policy Lab 3. Data & Text Mining 4. Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer R. Resources () Adviser for Public Tendering & Compliance Eric FISCHER Adviser 7. Resource Management Seville 8. Resource Management Petten 9. Logistics 10. Maintenance & Utilities 11. Resource Management Geel 12. Resource Management Karlsruhe 1. Human Resources 2. Budget & Accounting 3. Finance & Procurement 4.Infrastructure Development 5. Safety & Security 6. ICT
JRC Knowledge Management Centres Knowledge Centre for Disaster Risk Management launched in September 2015 Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (launched in June 2016) Knowledge Centre for Territorial Policies (to be launched in 11 October 2016)
JRC Competence Centres Competence Centre on Composite Indicators and Scoreboards (CC-CI) February 2016 Competence Centre on Microeconomic Evaluation May 2016
Thematic focus areas 1. Economy, Finance and Markets 2. Energy and Transport 3. Food, Nutrition and Health 4. Natural Resources and Climate 5. Civil Security 6. Education, Skills and Employment 7. Data and Digital Transformation 8. People and Governance in a Multi-Cultural Society 9. Migration and Territorial Development 10.Innovation, Systems and Processes
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