Building on recent European Commission attention to science communication within the H2020 “Science with and for Society” Work Programme, this EU Policy Dialogue on Science Communication aimed to present evidence-based practical policy recommendations that promote quality science communication.
A total of 157 people between regional, national and European policy-makers, as well as other relevant stakeholders, joined this session that included the participation of Signe Ratso, Deputy Director General at DG Research and Innovation; members of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Estrella Durá and Lina Gálvez; as well we representatives of three EU-funded projects CONCISE, QUEST and RETHINK..
Agenda
EU Policy Dialogue on Science Communication
November 18th, 2020
From 11:00 to 13:30 CET
| Time | Subject |
|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Welcome and introduction
Carolina Moreno (CONCISE Coordinator) |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | RETHINK preliminary results
Frank Kupper (RETHINK Coordinator) |
| 11:35 – 11:55 | QUEST policy recommendations to promote quality science communication
Alessandra Fornetti (QUEST Coordinator) |
| 12:00 – 12:35 | Policy recommendations based on CONCISE results
Carolina Moreno (CONCISE Coordinator) |
| 12:40 – 13:10 | Round table debate and Q&A
QUEST, RETHINK and CONCISE moderated by Regina Laguna (Journalist) |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | Closing
Lina Gálvez (Member of the European Parliament) |
The chronicle of the event and project presentations are available here.