Government's analysis, assessment and research activities

The joint analysis, assessment and research activities (VN TEAS), coordinated by the Government, generate information that supports decision making procedures, working practices and management by knowledge.

With the world in constant flux, society's information needs also change rapidly and are linked to ever-larger contexts and phenomena. The preparation and implementation of policies in society, and the related decision making, should be based on well-researched information. By using research, foresight, assessment and monitoring data more effectively, the knowledge base underlying policy decisions becomes more solid, which then leads to better quality and effectiveness. To utilise information efficiently, producers and users of data need to interact closely.

The Government adopts a plan for analysis, assessment and research annually that underpins policy decision making and steers analysis, assessment and research activities towards specific priority areas selected by the Government. Under the leadership of the Prime Minister's Office, the Government working group for the coordination of research, foresight and assessment activities is in charge of formulating the plan. The working group includes experts from all administrative branches.

The resources available for implementing the plan amount to approximately EUR 8 million. The appropriations are used for analyses, assessments, foresight reports, impact comparisons of various policy instruments, and evaluations of situation awareness scenarios. The analysis, research and assessment projects can span from a few months to three years. The projects are expected to be transparent and the outcomes to be as widely applicable as possible.

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