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2 Apr 2019Call for Proposals: #DLT4Good Co-creating a European Ecosystem of DLTs for Social and Public Good
#DLT4Good: Co-creating a European Ecosystem of Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) for Social and Public Good The EU Policy Lab is kick-starting another project in the Blockchain space! This new project is supported by the European Parliament, and will run in cooperation with The Next Generation Internet Unit of DG CNECT (Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology). More about the project in the EU Policy Lab blog #DLT4Good dedicated page. #DLT4Good Call for Proposals
29 Mar 2019The Future of Customs in the EU project: using the canvas method for visual reasoning
On February 14, 2019, the EU Policy Lab organized the first scoping workshop as part of the project The Future of EU Customs. This project is run by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre - the Commission's science and knowledge service - for and in partnership with the Commission's Directorate General for taxation and customs (DG TAXUD). The main objective of this workshop was to create a common understanding of the EU customs ecosystem –
27 Mar 2019Future of Government project: a few thoughts from the final event (new FuturGov exhibition at the end of this blog)
On 6 March 2019 we organized the final event of Future of Government 2030+ at the European Parliament and the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The aim of the event was to launch the Future of Government report https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/future-government-2030 and run a dialogue on the future of government, in order to raise awareness on the possible transformations of the role of policy makers and governments, as well as their shifting power relationships. The event was
22 Feb 2019The final report on the Future of migration in the European Union is published
What are the relative certainties and uncertainties likely to impact the future of migration in the European Union? What could be possible future developments of migration and integration dynamics in the EU when looking towards 2030? And how can we discuss migration challenges and opportunities in a more forward-looking manner that takes into account perspectives of different migration actors and trends that will impact our societies? The final report of the EU Policy Lab foresight
4 Feb 2019REGISTRATION & PROGRAM: The Future of Government 2030+ final event
We are happy to share with you the results of our project The Future of Government 2030+. A Citizen Centric Perspective on New Government Models during the final event that will take place on 6 March 2019 at the European Parliament and the European Commission (Berlaymont) in Brussels. The event will be hosted by MEPs Brando Benifei (S&D), Ivan Jakovcic (ALDE) and Franc Bogovic (EPP). Morning sessions will be webstreamed at: http://web-events.streamovations.be/index.php/event/stream/future-of-government-2030 Please register and
31 Jan 2019And the #futurgov design competition winners are…
Dear blog readers, before the winter break we launched a "policy design ideation challenge" to award the most commented design projects featuring governments in 2030 and after. The prototypes were created by students from six design schools in Europe. We want to emphasize that the value of this exercise lies in the ideas proposed and the discussion generated, not in the rankings. This being said, we are happy to announce the students/prototypes who received the most comments
29 Jan 2019#Blockchain4EU at EU Industry Days 2019
The EU Industry Days 2019 will focus on key industrial challenges such as sustainability, digitalisation, investment and globalisation. The event, on 5-6 February, will demonstrate how EU industrial policy benefits European citizens and provide input for future policy making. This will gather around 1,500 participants from across Europe and beyond, including stakeholders representing industry, trade unions, national and regional authorities, and civil society. You can read more about the EU Industry Days 2019 on its
28 Jan 2019Working towards the Global Compact for Migration: What role for non-migration policies?
Migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that cannot be addressed by one government policy sector alone. This is why the recently adopted Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration calls for a "whole-of-government" approach as a way to develop and implement effective migration policies and practices and to ensure horizontal and vertical policy coherence across all sectors and levels of government. In European policymaking, this means considering the role of 'non-migration policies' on migration dynamics.
#FuturGov Design Concept – ReBirth
ReBirth Akanksha Gupta, Jennifer Wieskopf, Rotem Fisch, Lisa Cagnin, Elisa Pirola (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) Giving citizenship in exchange for data tracking Rebirth is a data-driven system run by a private enterprise that enables international mobility. It offers a means for people without proper documentation to obtain a legal footprint and empowers them to change their fate. Immigrants are relocated to suit the demand of private companies, which employ them. Governments guarantee legal citizenship to
#FuturGov Design Concept – The Consumption Show
The Consumption Show Akanksha Gupta, Jennifer Wieskopf, Rotem Fisch, Lisa Cagnin, Elisa Pirola (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) Access to public services depending on individual performance measured through data surveillance The Consumption Show is a system that benchmarks and visualizes individual citizens’ waste, energy and water performance through an open dashboard. Making this data trackable and accessible creates a new social contract on environmental responsibility, directly affecting citizenship rights. The system, thus, creates a framework for