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Policy Support Facility

The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility is a new instrument that gives Member States and countries associated to Horizon 2020 practical support to design, implement and evaluate reforms that enhance the quality of their research and innovation investments, policies and systems.

The Policy Support Facility provides best practice, independent high-level expertise and guidance at the request of Member States and Associated Countries through a number of services: Peer Reviews, Mutual Learning Exercises and Specific Support to Countries. The Policy Support Facility replies to the strong need to offer more customer-oriented services to support evidence-based policy making. To organise this process the Commission issues an annual call for Expression of Interest via the European Research Area and Innovation Committee.

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Peer Reviews

Peer Reviews are in-depth assessments of a country's R&I system carried out by a panel of experts and leading to concrete recommendations to the national authorities on reforms necessary to strengthen their R&I system.

Mutual Learning Exercises

Mutual learning exercises focus on specific R&I challenges of interest to several volunteering countries, and draw on a hands-on project-based exchange of good practice.

Specific Support to Countries

Specific support to countries aims at providing a set of concrete recommendations on how to tackle a specific R&I policy challenge and how to implement the accompanying reforms.

Exercises

Upcoming events

Peer Review of the Maltese Research and Innovation system: second country visit

17 January 2019

News

Open science … the bigger picture

14 December 2018

Innovation and public procurement, valuable lessons

14 December 2018

Participation and synergies, a ‘policy imperative’ for H2020 and ESIF

12 December 2018

Integrating and internationalising Slovenian research and innovation

12 December 2018

Promoting integrity for excellent science and enhancing societal trust in research

4 December 2018

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