The Eu‑SPRI Forum seeks to engage directly with policymakers and to strengthen links with other scientific disciplines. In 2021, a Stakeholder Advisory Board (SAB) was established to support this mission by providing strategic advice and strengthening connections between research and policy.

    The Executive Committee of the Forum meets regularly with the Stakeholder Advisory Board. At the annual Eu‑SPRI Conference, a dedicated SAB session provides an opportunity for Forum members to engage with board members in informed and lively discussion on key issues in science, technology and innovation policy.

    Working closely with the Executive Committee and in dialogue with Forum members, the Stakeholder Advisory Board provides advice on the strategic direction of Eu‑SPRI, drawing on the latest policy developments. Board members also act as ambassadors for the Forum, promoting its research and events and helping to strengthen links between Eu‑SPRI researchers and the policymaking community.

    Through these activities, the Board supports collaboration between researchers, policymakers and stakeholders, ensuring that Eu‑SPRI research is anchored in policy needs and closely connected to policy processes. The Policy Dialogues Demonstrator (P2D) was the first Eu‑SPRI Forum initiative developed in support of this objective.

    Our Stakeholder Advisory Board members are:

    Philippe Larrue, Chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Board. Senior Policy Analyst at the Science and Technology Policy Division, Head of the STI Governance and Missions Unit, OECD.

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    Ian Hughes, Research Officer, Department of Education and Youth, and Senior Research Fellow at MaREI Centre, Sustainability Institute, University College Cork, Ireland.

    Susanne Meyer, Lead for Transformative Innovation Policy and Missions at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation.

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    Nannan Lundin, Chief Intelligence Officer at Vinnova, Sweden’s Innovation Agency.

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    Kai Husso, Chief Specialist at the Steering Unit under the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland.

     

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    Reflection paper

    Towards new types of linkages between science policy researchers, stakeholders and policymakers

    Eu‑SPRI Stakeholder Advisory Board Reflection Paper, January 2024

    This report was prepared by members of the Eu‑SPRI Stakeholder Advisory Board. The authors thank members of the Eu‑SPRI Executive Committee for their valuable discussions and feedback on earlier drafts, as well as members of the wider Eu‑SPRI community for their contributions during dedicated SAB sessions at the Eu‑SPRI Conferences in 2022 and 2023 and through the survey launched in 2022.

    At the time of publication, the Stakeholder Advisory Board was composed of:

    • Antti Pelkonen – Science Specialist, Prime Minister’s Office
    • Tatiana Fernández Sirera – Head of Economic Promotion, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Government of Catalonia
    • Philippe Larrue – Policy Analyst, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD (Chair)
    • Sylvia Schwaag Serger – Professor, Lund University
    • Christian Naczinsky – Head of Department for EU and OECD Research Policy, Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research

    Download the Stakeholder Advisory Board reflection paper here: Eu-SPRI SAB reflection paper January 2024