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The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) is an independent advisory body for government policy. The task of the WRR is to advise the Dutch government and Parliament on strategic issues that are likely to have important political and societal consequences.

Events

23 November 2017 - WRR Lecture 2017

The keynote speaker is Michael Ignatieff, president and rector of the Central European University in Budapest. The title of the Lecture is: Open Society: Its Old Enemies and its New Friends.

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WRR-Policy Brief on use of Big Data in the security domain

31-01-2017 | 09:00

The use of Big Data in the field of security requires new frameworks. That is argued by the WRR in its policy brief Big Data...

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What's wrong with social divisions?

12-01-2017 | 16:17

The notion of ‘social divisions’ crops up regularly in the public debate, and always in a negative sense. But what are social...

WRR-Policy Brief on national climate policy in the Netherlands

21-12-2016 | 09:07

The WRR-Policy Brief ‘Klimaatbeleid voor de lange termijn: van vrijblijvend naar verankerd’ has been translated into English....

Seminar publication 'For the Next Generations'

21-12-2016 | 00:00

The WRR’s mission is to provide strategic/scientific advice in support of Dutch government policy that is in continuous...

Appointment of new Chairman of Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)

19-12-2016 | 14:22

The Council of Ministers of the Dutch government has approved the proposal by the Prime Minister to nominate Professor J.E.J....

Lecture 2016 'Living on the edge'

05-12-2016 | 00:00

What impact do inequality and growing uncertainties have on public health in Europe? That was the central question addressed...
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