Criteria | The Netherlands capability and system |
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Foresight system | - Two planning bureaus including the Central Planning Bureau in charge of horizon scanning [But] The present-day policy-making tends to rely more on evidence-based forecasting for each issue cluster, not the horizon data. It means scanned outputs tend to be short-sighted while neglecting to explore novel and unexpected issues. |
Networked system | - Internal workshops with experts and advisory group composed of the government officials from ministries - Citizen and stakeholder’s participation on project through workshops and open internet site - Issue clusters facilitated by creative group thinking exercises |
Feedback system | - Networked bodies as an evaluator and reviewer during the project implementation [But] It is hard to find feedback system after a project is finished and the final is released. |
Continuity system | - Two published major reports of horizon scanning. - [But] Since 2012, no scanning report has been published by the Dutch government alone. - Now, most of horizon scanning functions of the Netherlands are as a part of the European Union’s horizon scanning activities. |