Policymakers are often called to find a balance between innovation policies and choices that prioritise sustainability and citizens’ quality of life. These two aspects shall coexist in order to build a desirable future. To that end, Citizen Science is increasingly regarded as a democratic and inclusive way of doing science, with citizens and stakeholders becoming active players in the scientific process.

The INCENTIVE and TIME4CS projects have experimented in this direction over the last three years, supporting the institutionalisation of Citizen Science in a range of pilot Research Performing and Funding Organisations, through Citizen Science Hubs and Grounding Actions.

As the two projects are coming to an end, a Joint Policy Roundtable be held on the 18th of September in Brussels, in the REA Building (COV2 Building, Room 4-15 A2), in Place Rogier 16.

The scope of the roundtable is the discussion and validation of the INCENTIVE and TIME4CS projects’ findings, and their potential impact on policy and policymaking at the EU level. The target audience of the event are policymakers at the EU level, who will actively contribute to the discussion and reflection on the results.

With a view to disseminating policy results to a wide European audience, the Policy Roundtable will be open to the general public. Participants can join the Roundtable virtually as observers and follow first-hand the policy discussions and conclusions.

Participants coming from the general public who would like to attend virtually can register for the event here.

The complete agenda of the Roundtable can be found here.