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Cooperation France Stratégie and WRR

14-02-2018 | 16:30

On 14 February 2018 France Stratégie (FS) and The Netherlands Scientific Counicl for Government Policy (WRR) strengthened their...

WRR welcomes science delegation from China

29-01-2018 | 10:00

Monday 29th January a Chinese science delegation visited the WRR.

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Professorship for Frans Brom

01-05-2017 | 16:38

WRR Secretary/Director Dr Frans Brom, was appointed Professor of Normativity of Scientific Policy Advice by the College of...

Publication of WRR Investigation ‘For the sake of security’

07-02-2017 | 16:49

On 7 February 2017, the WRR presented the Investigation ‘For the sake of security. The future of flexible workers and the...

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...

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...

Presentation of WRR report ‘Finance and Society: Restoring the Balance’

12-10-2016 | 00:00

The WRR has this afternoon presented its report ‘Finance and Society: Restoring the Balance’ (Samenleving en financiële sector ...

Government is overestimating financial resilience of citizens

30-06-2016 | 10:17

Problem debts arise in part because the government is too optimistic about the financial resilience of citizens. This is one of...

Presentation of WRR Report on Big Data

28-04-2016 | 10:10

The use of Big Data in the security domain demands new frameworks. That is the conclusion of the WRR in its new report ‘Big...

WRR-Policy Brief No time to lose

18-02-2016 | 10:06

The WRR-Policy Brief Geen tijd verliezen: van opvang naar integratie van asielmigranten is now available in English.

Europe: Coalescence in Diversity

12-02-2016 | 10:44

Following the annual Lecture 'Europe in Crisis' featuring keynote speaker Mark Mazower (Colombia University), the final remarks...

WRR report nominated for Internet Innovation Award 2016

22-12-2015 | 16:44

The WRR report ‘The public core of the Internet. Towards a foreign Internet policy’ (De publieke kern van het internet. Naar...

WRR calls for inclusive robot agenda

08-12-2015 | 15:44

Robotisation will change the way we work in the future. To ensure that robotisation is good for the economy and for workers, a...

Lecture 2015 Europe in Crisis: Looking Ahead from a Historical Perspective

04-12-2015 | 15:15

In the WRR-Lecture 2015, Mark Mazower (Columbia University) explored the current European crisis from a historical perspective....