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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...

Presentation of WRR report ‘Society and financial sector in balance’

12-10-2016 | 00:00

The WRR has this afternoon presented its report ‘Society and financial sector in balance’ (Samenleving en financiële sector in...

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....

Revaluing culture

27-10-2015 | 15:00

On 27 October the WRR released ‘Revaluing culture’, an essay based on Cultuur herwaarderen published in March 2015.

Monique Kremer appointed Professor of Active Citizenship

27-08-2015 | 14:54

Monique Kremer, a senior scientific staff member at the WRR, has been appointed professor of an endowed chair in Active...

Frans Brom appointed new Secretary and Director of the WRR

15-06-2015 | 14:49

Frans Brom, Head of Technology Assessment at the Rathenau Institute since 2007, has been appointed by Royal Decree as...

WRR Working Papers on Sustainability

10-06-2015 | 14:42

The WRR published a series of Working Papers on ‘Action perspectives for sustainability’ ('Handelingsperspectieven voor...